BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—After more than half a century in business, the Berkeley County Rescue Squad will permanently shut down by next year. “We are still going to be an organization until July 1st,” stated Chief Bill Salisbury. “That’s when the county’s budget shuts off and that would be a good time to shut it down. We may stop running calls […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The two-day search for a missing scuba diver has come to a tragic end. During a news conference Monday, Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury announced that rescue crews recovered the diver’s body from the Cooper River around 12:30 p.m. The Berkeley County Rescue Squad, the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office and SCDNR had spent several days looking for the […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A diver has gone missing on the Cooper River, according to Berkeley County first responders. The Berkeley Rescue Squad, the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office and DNR are actively searching for the diver. First responders were notified of the diver’s disappearance shortly after 12 p.m. Saturday. A command post has been set up at the Cypress Garden boat landing. […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–What was supposed to be a fun day of fishing on Lake Moultrie turned into anything but for a father and his young son. Shortly before 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, the Berkeley County Rescue Squad was dispatched to the area of Blacks Camp in Cross for a report of a sinking boat. While out on the lake with […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Two boaters who went missing for several hours were safely located by first responders early Sunday morning. Around 3:30 a.m., the Berkeley County Rescue Squad, the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office and Pimlico Fire Department were dispatched to the Cypress Gardens boat landing to search for the missing men. Loved ones of the two boaters reportedly became concerned after they […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–After a several-hour search, first responders located the body of a missing swimmer Sunday shortly after 10 p.m. According to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury, the 15-year-old victim drowned in a swimming accident in the Tailrace Canal in Moncks Corner. The Berkeley County Rescue Squad and the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene around 8:30 p.m. […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Rescue Squad and several other first responders extricated a man from a dump truck after it crashed in Huger early Monday morning. Berkeley County Rescue Squad Chief Bill Salisbury stated that the man’s injuries, fortunately, were not life-threatening. He was transported to a nearby hospital. The accident occurred on Highway 41 near Jenny’s Farm Lane shortly after […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of Sunday’s drowning victim on the Cooper River near Pimlico. According to Coroner Bill Salisbury, the victim has been identified as 21-year-old Hunter Morris of Goose Creek. On Sunday around, 2:30 p.m. the Berkeley County Rescue Squad was dispatched to the Cooper River near Pimlico to a boating accident. […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A Lowcountry man is fortunate to be alive after his boat took on water Sunday morning. Around 9 a.m., the Berkeley County Rescue Squad was notified of an overturned boat on Lake Moultrie. Bennie Bunch, 60, of Ladson was fishing in a bass tournament when his 21-foot-bass boat filled with water. Chief Bill Salisbury stated that he was able […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–For the second time in almost two years, more than a dozen first responders were called to a structure fire at the the Viva SC recycling plant at 1620 Cypress Gardens Road in Moncks Corner. Crews were dispatched shortly after 10 p.m. and were met with heavy smoke coming from inside the building. The cause of the fire […]
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