//Recent college graduate from England drowns in Upstate lake, coroner says

Recent college graduate from England drowns in Upstate lake, coroner says

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Recent graduate drowns in Lake Keowee, coroner says

A man from England drowned in a Pickens County lake Friday, according to the county coroner.Pickens County coroner Kandy Kelley says the drowning happened at the Cliffs boat ramp on Lake Keowee, around 5:40 p.m.The coroner identified the victim as Derrick Andrew Otin, 24, from Nottingham, England.The coroner says Otin was visiting a friend at the Cliffs.Kelley says Otin recently graduated from Xavier University in Ohio in May of this year.The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is investigating.

A man from England drowned in a Pickens County lake Friday, according to the county coroner.

Pickens County coroner Kandy Kelley says the drowning happened at the Cliffs boat ramp on Lake Keowee, around 5:40 p.m.

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The coroner identified the victim as Derrick Andrew Otin, 24, from Nottingham, England.

The coroner says Otin was visiting a friend at the Cliffs.

Kelley says Otin recently graduated from Xavier University in Ohio in May of this year.

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is investigating.