Oconee, SC Searching For Overdue Boater

Authorities around Lake Hartwell are reportedly searching for an overdue boater.

Oconee County, South Carolina Emergency Management Director Scott Krein said the boater was reported over due Wednesday night at the Hartwell State Park on Lake Hartwell in Oconee County

Krein said Oconee County Emergency Services assisted in a large area water and shore search along with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Oakway Rescue, ST-21, and an air unit out of Greenville.

The search is scheduled to resume this morning.

Krein said if someone lives in the Lake Hartwell area around the Hartwell State Park and sees a 64-year-old male with a lime green kayak, call 911 and report the location.