Woman Dies After Diving Accident on Lake Keowee

A diving accident at Lake Keowee in Oconee County, South Carolina over the weekend results in a death.

On Saturday at 4:53 pm, Oconee County first responders were alerted to a reported drowning at the Highway 130 bridge crossing over Lake Keowee, adjacent to the nuclear plants.

Initial calls reported a SCUBA diver was missing. Crews arrived on scene within 5 minutes to find that two divers were underwater together when one became distressed. One was able to make to the surface while the other was still submerged.

Oconee County Dive Team members were able to locate the second diver, 43-year-old Angela Marie Dover, within 30 minutes and medical treatment was immediately initiated by other responders on shore.  Dover was transported to Oconee Memorial Hospital by EMS and died a short time later.

The location where the incident occurred is a well-known spot for both swimmers and divers.