Crime & Safety

Two Bodies Recovered in an SUV Submerged in Toogoodoo Creek

The Charleston County Sheriff's Office and the Charleston Police Department are investigating a pair of bodies found in a Ford Explorer that was submerged in Toogoodoo Creek

Investigators pulled two bodies and a Ford Explorer from Toogoodoo Creek Friday afternoon.

The Explorer was located in the creek while the Charleston County Sheriff's Office and the Charleston Police Department were investigating a missing persons case involving Joshua Fenley and Otis Brown Jr., according to a CCSO statement.

The men were reported missing to Charleston Police by family members on Tuesday, May 28. They were last seen at a family function in Hollywood.

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Officials have not identified the bodies found in Toogoodoo Creek yet, and are trying to determine if foul play was involved in their deaths, according to the CCSO statement.

The gold Ford Explorer was located in the creek near Storage Road.

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