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Berkeley County Coroner: Elderly Woman Drowns After Falling From Jet Ski on Lake Moultrie

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ambulance BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury, on Tuesday atย 7 p.m., Doris Nobles, 73, of Conway was a passenger on a jet ski when she managed to fall off and drown.

Salisbury said the jet skiย was traveling at an idle speed, and she was wearing a life jacket.

This accident happened on Lake Moultrie near Short Stay.

The coroner said Nobles ingested water and was transported to shore.

Berkeley County EMS transported her to a local emergency room where she was pronounced dead.

Coroner Salisbury has ruled her death as accidental drowning.

The Berkeley County Coronerโ€™s Office and South Carolina Dept. of Natural Resources investigated the accident.