Around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Kershaw County emergency response teams and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) were called for a drowning in the Tail Race just under the Wateree Dam.

There was a 911 call about a drowning, and emergency responders learned there were two victims, the coroner’s office said.

A dispatcher was told the drowning happened in the Tail Race area of the Wateree River, according to the release. That’s behind the Wateree Dam, West said. When emergency responders got to the ...