RedactedNarrative: On September 30 at approximately 1637 hours, Columbia County Dispatch received a call of a drowning on the Savannah River. I, Game Warden, along with Columbia County Deputies, CCFR Dive Team, Gold Cross 2, and Rescue 2 responded to Riverside Park Boat Ramp. Once on scene, I spoke with deputies who said two subjects had rented a kayak and were coming down river when their kayak overturned. One subject did not resurface for unknown reasons and two other kayakers assisted the other subject and the victim to shore.
  
  Game Wardens interviewed the two witnesses at the boat ramp. They said they could hear someone screaming for help as they were kayaking South to North on the river. Subject1 said he went ahead of Subject2 and found a capsized kayak. He said Subject3 was holding on to the capsized kayak with one arm and Subject4, who was completely submerged with her other arm. Subject1 entered the water and was able to get Subject3 and Subject4 to the nearest shore. He checked Subject4 for breathing or a pulse, but Subject4 displayed no vital signs. Subject2 arrived to their location after a few minutes and they were able to call 911.
  
  I spoke with the kayak rental owner who said he had rented them a kayak, two paddles, two PFDs and then dropped them off at the dam to kayak back down to Riverside Park Boat Ramp. Owner said he went looking for the two kayakers and was waved down by people on shore. Owner arrived on scene by boat and was told by Subject1 that Subject4 was unresponsive. He and Subject1 were able to load Subject4 into the boat and he took Subject4 and Subject3 back to the boat ramp to meet with EMS and authorities. Subject3 was tended to by Gold Cross 2 and Subject4 was dead on arrival. CCFR went back out to the river by boat to check on the two witnesses and retrieve the kayak the couple had been using. Subject1 and Subject2 were able to paddle back to the boat ramp and provide witness statements. Subject3 was able to provide a brief statement to a Columbia County Investigator. The only thing she could remember was that they were adjusting their seats before the kayak overturned and once in the water the current started pulling them under. The body was turned over to the Columbia County Coroner pending autopsy results. Columbia County Case No. 21-017869.
  
  Officer investigation found that two subjects were kayaking down the river when they went to adjust their seats and capsized for reasons unknown. There was no evidence of the kayak striking an object or another vessel. The cause of death is unknown pending the autopsy.
  