BODY OF MISSING KAYAKER FOUND SATURDAY IN LAKE HARTWELL

Dive teams and rescue crews with the South Carolina DNR have recovered the body of a man who went missing on Lake Hartwell earlier this week.

According to Oconee County, SC Coroner Karl Addis, the man is identified as William Shane Haguewood; Age 47.

“Shortly after the noon hour today, (Saturday, December 30, 2023) the body of a 47-year-old Fair Play man was located and recovered by SC DNR divers from Lake Hartwell near the Port Bass Development near Fair Play in Oconee County,” Addis said Saturday afternoon. “His kayak reportedly overturned on Wednesday afternoon at approximately 4:45 pm. He was discovered in a depth of water of 44 feet; the water temperature at that depth was documented at 49 degrees Fahrenheit with a surface water temperature of 52.”

Haguewood was reportedly found near the Port Bass Development in Oconee County.
Addis said an autopsy will be performed Tuesday to determine the cause of death.