Missing Upstate College Student Found Dead in Congaree River: Police

Missing Upstate college student found dead in Congaree River: Police

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) -- A University of South Carolina student who went missing from his Upstate hometown nearly three weeks ago was found dead in the Congaree River over the weekend. Donaven Dempsey, 18, went missing on May 8, after leaving Spartanburg to return to Columbia. He has last been seen wailing near Hampton Street, and had not contacted his loved ones since, WLTX reported. The Columbia Police Department said Dempsey was found in the …

Missing college student from Upstate found dead in Congaree River

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) -- A University of South Carolina student who went missing from his Upstate hometown nearly three weeks ago was found dead in the Congaree River over the weekend. 18-year-old Donaven Dempsey went missing on May 8 after leaving his hometown, Spartanburg, to return to Columbia. He was last seen near Hampton Street and had not contacted his loved ones since, officials reported. The Columbia Police Department said Dempsey was f…

Police: Missing USC student found dead in Congaree River

The Richland County Coroner's Officer said Tuesday 18-year-old Donovan Dempsey has been positively identified as the person found deceased in the Congaree River.