Drowning Victim Located

Bridge over Saluda River near Piedmont SC - file photo
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Local media reported Saturday that a team from the Anderson County Sheriff's Office was searching for a possible drowning victim in the Saluda River along the Anderson and Greenville County line near Pelzer. 

Highway 20 at the Saluda River bridge was closed while a search was conducted.  That search did not locate the victim.

Sunday afternoon the Greenville County Sheriff's Office issued the following media release.

Investigators with the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a death after an adult male was located in the Saluda River earlier this afternoon. 
The victim was initially reported missing after going in the river yesterday afternoon around 5:00pm and not resurfacing.
This case is under investigation by the Greenville County Sheriff’s office and the Greenville County  Coroner’s Office.

No other information has been released.