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Advisory
Highway 29 North is still down to one lane between Welcome Road and Sandy Lane. This is due to the wreck earlier.

18 Wheeler and Truck Wreck Down Embankment
Williamston| Whitefield Fire Department, Medshore Ambulance Service, Anderson County EMS & Special Operations, and South Carolina Highway Patrol responded to Highway 29 North just before Welcome Road for an 18-wheeler and a truck that wrecked down the same embankment.

One person was transported to the hospital. This wreck is under investigation by South Carolina Highway Patrol.

One Man Sent to Hospital after Vehicle vs Tree

Easley| Three and Twenty Fire Department Sta.19, Medshore Ambulance Service, Anderson County EMS & Special Operations, and South Carolina Highway Patrol responded to 3&20 Road after a van hit a tree.

The patient was entrapped for an extended period of time due to the damage to the vehicle.

South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated this wreck.

18-Wheeler Wreck Shuts Down I-85 at Milemarker 11

Townville| Townville Volunteer Fire Department, Double Springs Fire Dept, South Carolina Highway Patrol, Medshore Ambulance Service, Anderson County Sheriff's Office - Emergency Management SC, and Anderson County EMS & Special Operations responded to I-85 at the 11-mile marker after multiple 18-wheelers wrecked.

Three 18-wheelers and a tow truck were involved.

South Carolina Highway Patrol and SCDOT investigated this wreck. The Interstate is shut down from Exit 4 to Exit 19, and will remain shut down till crews can resurface the roads where both morning wrecks occurred.

I-85 Shutdown after 18-Wheeler Wreck

Anderson| Sandy Springs Fire Dept , Zion Fire Department, Medshore Ambulance Service, Anderson County EMS & Special Operations, South Carolina Highway Patrol, Anderson Fire Department - South Carolina, and Anderson County HazMat Team responded to I-85 at the 19-mile marker northbound around 4:45 a.m. Friday morning after two 18-wheelers collided.

A truck was broke down on the side of the Northbound side of I-85 when another 18-wheeler hit the broke down truck from behind. The disabled truck was carrying a chemical, prompting the Anderson County HazMat Team to respond.

The driver, by a miracle, was not severely harmed. He was transported to an area hospital for what has been discribed as not life threatening injuries.

South Carolina Highway Patrol and South Carolina DOT are actively investigating this wreck.

One Person Sent to the Hospital by Ambulance After Wreck
Iva| Iva Fire Department , Medshore Ambulance Service, Anderson County EMS & Special Operations, and South Carolina Highway Patrol responded to Antreville Highway at McMahan Lane after a Ford Ranger hit a tree.

One patient was found on the ground on the passenger side of the truck when emergency crews arrived.

It is believed there were other people in the vehicle when the collision occurred.
The condition of the patient is unknown at this time.

South Carolina Highway Patrol is actively investigating this wreck.

The Coroner's Office said it is investigating the death of two victims who drowned at a local recreation park in Anderson County, SC while celebrating the 4th of July.

Anderson County 911 received a call just before 5:00 pm today for a person who had disappeared in the water while swimming at Singing Pines Recreation Park.

Anderson County Sheriff's Office, Anderson County Sheriff's Office Marine Unit, Anderson County EMS, Anderson County Fire Department, and Medshore Ambulance Service responded to the incident. While en route, responders were advised that there were two victims.

Anderson County Sheriff's Special Operations Team Divers arrived on the scene and quickly rescued the two individuals from the bottom of the lake. EMS personnel initiated resuscitative efforts and transported both individuals to AnMed Medical Center, where they both were pronounced at 6:25 pm.
The deceased victims have been identified as:

EIMER JEAN DIAZ MORALES
24-year-old male from Mexico

FELIX FERNANDO LOPEZ
41-year-old male from Guatemala

Investigation indicates that the victims were wading in the lake and apparently stepped off in an area of the lake that was approximately 8-10 feet deep. When the first victim did not resurface, the second victim entered the water to rescue him and then did not resurface either. Both victims were recovered in close proximity to each other, approximately 43 feet from shore. Neither victim could swim.

The cause of death is freshwater drowning, and the manner of death has been ruled accidental.

Breaking News

Anderson| Two people have been pulled from the water at Singing Pines Park off of Highway 29 South near the Georgia border. Currently, EMS is trying to revive the patients.