Oyster beds damaged.
BLUFFTON - State officials say the contractor responsible for smashing oyster beds and leaving behind rusted marine debris at the H.E. Trask Landing has cleaned up the mess.
State Natural Resources Department biologist Nancy Hadley said she hopes to reach an agreement with Santee Modular Homes about reparations.
About two-thirds of the oyster beds on the east side of the landing were damaged, Ms. Hadley said. The beds were about 4 years old.
Bullet pierces trailer, killing man in his bed
GREENVILLE - Police say a man who was fatally shot as he lay in bed inside his mobile home was likely an innocent victim of outside gunfire.
The 52-year-old man, who was not identified, was shot Sunday morning at a Greenville County trailer park, police said.
The bullet went through the side of the trailer at the Oak Grove Mobile Home Park in the Gantt area, said Chris Taylor, a spokesman for the Greenville County Sheriff's Office.
Witnesses reported hearing gunshots near the victim's mobile home.
"We don't have a motive or a suspect identified," Mr. Taylor said.
Two men perish in separate drownings
MYRTLE BEACH - Officials say one man drowned last weekend off Myrtle Beach and the body of a second man missing since Monday has been recovered along the beach.
Michael Vargo, 54, of Maple Heights, Ohio, was pronounced Friday at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, Horry County Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard said.
Ms. Willard said Mr. Vargo got into deep water near Sands Ocean Club and was unable to get back.
On Thursday, officials recovered the body of Cesar Vital, 20, of Myrtle Beach, near 15th Avenue South.
He had been missing since Monday.
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