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Baby born at Lexington Medical Center weighs more than 14 pounds

You’re gonna need a bigger diaper. Colin Austin Keisler is the heaviest baby ever born at Lexington Medical Center, as far as anyone can remember. He was born on Friday morning to Lexington’s Cindy Richmond (she kept her maiden name) and her husband Arthur Keisler. Colin weighed 14 pounds and 0.4 ounces. He was 24 […]

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Autopsy inconclusive for cause of death for man found in the Saluda River

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the preliminary autopsy findings of William John Leeman, 43, of Gaston. It was believed Leeman drowned in the Saluda River near the Riverbanks Zoo on Sunday. But according to Fisher, the preliminary autopsy findings were unable to confirm that Leeman’s death was the result of drowning. Therefore, additional […]

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Baby born at Lexington Medical Center weighs more than 14 pounds

You’re gonna need a bigger diaper. Colin Austin Keisler is the heaviest baby ever born at Lexington Medical Center, as far as anyone can remember. He was born on Friday morning to Lexington’s Cindy Richmond (she kept her maiden name) and her husband Arthur Keisler. Colin weighed 14 pounds and 0.4 ounces. He was 24 […]

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Autopsy inconclusive for cause of death for man found in the Saluda River

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the preliminary autopsy findings of William John Leeman, 43, of Gaston. It was believed Leeman drowned in the Saluda River near the Riverbanks Zoo on Sunday. But according to Fisher, the preliminary autopsy findings were unable to confirm that Leeman’s death was the result of drowning. Therefore, additional […]

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Lexington County Coroner investigates 2nd drowning of weekend

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identity of a person believed to have drowned in the Saluda River near the Riverbanks Zoo around 6 p.m. on Sunday. Fisher states that William John Leeman, 43, of Gaston was pulled from the water by someone on the river in a canoe. The person performed CPR on Leeman.  […]

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Lexington County Coroner investigates 2nd drowning of weekend

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identity of a person believed to have drowned in the Saluda River near the Riverbanks Zoo around 6 p.m. on Sunday. Fisher states that William John Leeman, 43, of Gaston was pulled from the water by someone on the river in a canoe. The person performed CPR on Leeman.  […]

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West Columbia man dies in Saluda River

Richland County Coroner Gary Watts has released the name of the individual who died as a result of drowning in the river behind Riverbanks Zoo, 500 Wildlife Parkway, Columbia, at approximately 6 p.m. on Friday. Deslin Lamar Mitchell, 37, of North Brown Street, West Columbia, went missing on Friday. His body was recovered from the river Saturday […]

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West Columbia man dies in Saluda River

Richland County Coroner Gary Watts has released the name of the individual who died as a result of drowning in the river behind Riverbanks Zoo, 500 Wildlife Parkway, Columbia, at approximately 6 p.m. on Friday. Deslin Lamar Mitchell, 37, of North Brown Street, West Columbia, went missing on Friday. His body was recovered from the river Saturday […]

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