Body of Missing Fisherman on Lake Hartwell Found

The body of a missing fisherman on Lake Hartwell over the weekend has been identified.

According to a report on WYFF TV in Greenville, it happened Saturday near Waldrop’s Landing on the South Carolina side in Anderson.

69-year old Robert Lee Carroll from Hodges, South Carolina was participating in a fishing tournament Saturday but failed to show up for the weigh in later that day.

South Carolina DNR found Carroll’s boat Saturday, but it was empty.

The search for Carroll resumed Sunday, and his body was found near his boat.

The Anderson County coroner said it appeared Carroll fell into the water from his boat and died from freshwater drowning.

An investigation into the drowning continues.