Body of missing diver recovered from South Carolina River

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – The body of a diver who went missing over the weekend in the Cooper River was recovered on Monday, the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office said.

“Today, just before 11:30 a.m., Berkeley County Communications received a call from a boater in reference to locating the body of the missing diver,” the sheriff’s office said.

He was identified by the county’s coroner’s office at Mark Beckler, 55, of Arlington, Virginia. He had been missing since Saturday, when deputies received a call about a diver in distress near the Bushy Park Boat Landing…

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