Coroner identifies teen's body recovered after jumping into Upstate creek

Emergency crews in Laurens County recovered the body of a teenager Thursday evening in Rabun Creek, near Hickory Tavern, according to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.

Greg Lucas, with SCDNR, said the body of the 15-year-old boy was recovered about 5:20 p.m. by the department's dive team.

He was last seen jumping off the bridge on Wilsontown Road into the creek with friends about 3:30 p.m. and did not resurface, Lucas said.

Crews from the Hickory Tavern Fire Department responded to the scene.

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