Officials say the body of a swimmer in Lake Hartwell has been found following an early morning search.
The Oconee County Coroner’s Office said emergency responders were first called to the lake around 2:30 a.m., where the victim, a male, had been swimming with friends. The coroner’s office was called to the lake near Harts Cove Apartments hours later, just after 8 a.m., to investigate an apparent drowning after his body was found in 17 feet of water about 60 feet from the shoreline…