An investigation has been launched after human remains were found floating in a barrel in an Upstate lake.
The Cherokee County Coroner’s Office says Coroner Dennis Fowler was called to Lake Cherokee around 1:45 pm Thursday afternoon by sheriff’s investigators following the discovery.
In a press release, Fowler said “Deputies found the barrel near the shore and upon opening it found human remains. It appears the body had been in the container for a number of days.”
An autopsy is set to be performed to aid in the investigation and determine a cause of death.
We will have more on this story as new details emerge.
