Crime & Safety
Body in Stono River Identified as Fernell
The Charleston County Coroner's Office has identified the body found Sunday as that of a man reported missing on May 17

The Charleston County Coroner's office identified the body found in the Stono River Sunday evening as that of Charles Dale Fernell.
. He was last seen the evening of May 16 on his boat at the Stono Marina where he worked and lived.
between the Sol Legare Boat Landing and the Stono River Bridge.
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The Coroner's office had not determined a cause of death as of noon Monday.
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