Berkeley Co. Rescue Squad

This past weekend, the Berkeley Co. Rescue Squad along with the Berkeley Co. Sheriff's Office and DNR spent hours patrolling Lake Moultrie during this year's Coonfest.  Fortunately, the crowd was well behaved this year, but MAN, was it hot!!  Below are a few photos from the event. Getting ready to head to Coon Island in Bonneau. The Berkeley Co. Sheriff's Office is close by Chief Bill Salisbury at the helm of Rescue 6 Keeping an eye out on everyone ...And here's the crowd!

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.--Shortly before 9 p.m.,  the Berkeley County Rescue Squad was dispatched to a sinking boat in the middle of Lake Moultrie. Also assisting in the search was the SC Dept. of Natural Resources. According to Chief Bill Salisbury, 40-year-old James Feagin; his son, 20-year-old Jessie Feagin; and 41-year-old James Garrett all of Moncks Corner were boating in the lake when a wave came into the boat, causing it to fill with water. Salisbury says they were able to grab life jackets before the boat sank. They were also able to call 9-1-1 and keep the cell phone above the water line and provide directions. The three were rescued by a DNR officer at 9:30 p.m. This is the second rescue in the last several weeks involving 3 people and a sinking boat. Salisbury says two things helped save the lives of these three people: life jackets and cell phones.