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Bodies of missing 18-year-olds found in Oconee County creek

By AccessWDUN Staff
Posted 3:28PM on Tuesday 5th June 2018 ( 6 years ago )

The bodies of two young men, missing since Friday, have been discovered in McNutt Creek near its junction with Barber Creek in Oconee County. 

The announcement of the discovery of Bryant Wade and Cameron Smith, both 18, was posted on the Oconee County Sheriff's Office Facebook page Tuesday afternoon.

In addition, Sheriff Scott Berry made the announcement to media gathered at the scene of the recovery efforts.

"This morning shortly after 11 o'clock, within five minutes of each other and 50 yards away from each other, we located both boys," said Berry. 

Berry offered no other details on the discovery of the victims, and he asked for privacy for the families, who were with recovery teams during the search efforts. 

Wade was from Madison County and Smith was from Oconee County. 

Wade apparently fell from a dam over Barber Creek just before 4 p.m. on Friday, June 1. Smith went into the water to try to help Wade. The water in the creek was moving rapidly because of recent heavy rains.

 

This photo from the Oconee County Sheriff's Office Facebook page shows recovery crews as they search for the bodies of Bryant Wade and Cameron Smith in Barber Creek.

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