Jacob Perry Lee Causey, 17, dies in boating accident in Murrells Inlet on the Waccamaw River, South Carolina
Teen boater killed in crash loved outdoors, wanted to be a game warden
The small boat hit Channel Marker 57 just north of the Wacca Wache Marina off Wachesaw Road about 8 p.m. Monday, sending at least one of the two teen boys on board into the dark water of the Waccamaw.
One teen was found immediately after the crash and was in the hospital Tuesday afternoon, but a search lasted into the night until the body of 17-year-old Jacob Perry Lee Causey of Murrells Inlet was discovered by S.C. Department of Natural Resource divers about 10:50 a.m. Tuesday.
Cause of death released for teenage boater found on Waccamaw
An autopsy performed Wednesday morning revealed Jacob Perry Lee Causey’s cause of death was drowning after a small vessel he was operating struck Channel Marker 57 at Wacca Wache Marina in Murrells Inlet, said Kenny Johnson, Georgetown County Coroner.
Students, teachers gather at school to remember boater killed in crash
Students, teachers and friends decked in pink, hugged each other, tears streaming down some of their faces, as they gathered in the school gymnasium Thursday morning at Calvary Christian School to honor 17-year-old Causey, who drowned in the accident.
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