The Beaufort County Coroner’s Office identified the man who died in an Aug. 16 Fripp Island fire on Aug. 22 from DNA evidence. Three homes were destroyed and several damaged during the fire.
The Beaufort County Coroner’s Office has released the name of the man who died in a house fire on Fripp Island last week.
“The victim from the fire on Fripp Island on Aug. 16 has been identified through DNA as Michael Pate, a 70-year-old male,” said Beaufort County Coroner’s Office Chief Deputy Coroner Shane Bowers six days after the fire…