Man Drowns in River During Family Outing

12:05 PM, Jul 25, 2012   |    comments
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Bamberg County, SC (WLTX) - The Bamberg County Coroner's office says a man drowed during a family outing at a river Tuesday.

Coroner Willard Duncan says 51-year-old Joseph Bessinger died while at Bobcat Landing alogn the South Fork Edisto River . That's near Highway 301.

Duncan says Bessinger was with family and friends at the time of the incident.