Crime & Safety
Coroner: Alcohol Found in System of Jet Ski Rider
Lexington County Coroner's Office officials released more information about a West Columbia man killed on Lake Murray on June 9.
Alcohol was found in the system of a 49-year-old jet ski rider killed on Lake Murray, according to a report from The State.
Richard Stowe of West Columbia had a blood alcohol level of .33, Lexington County Coroner's Office officials said.
On June 9, when he apparently hit an object in the water and was thrown from the jet ski.
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WIS-TV reported Stowe was wearing a life jacket.
An autopsy performed on Saturday .
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Stowe was thought to have had a head injury, The State reports.
In South Carolina, the legal level of intoxication is .08.
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