South Carolina’s Department of Public Health confirmed four storm-related deaths from last weekend’s winter storm (likely Winter Storm Fern), urging caution amid lingering ice and cold.
Newest Fatalities
A 79-year-old Oconee County man slipped on residual ice Wednesday, January 28, 2026, while walking to his mailbox, falling on concrete; he was airlifted to Greenville Memorial Hospital but died.
A 59-year-old Charleston County man succumbed to hypothermia on January 26, ruled storm-related by the coroner.
Prior Deaths
An 83-year-old Lexington County woman died from hypothermia on January 25 while outside…