Man found floating in Lake Murray identified, coroner says. He was involved in a car crash

The Lexington County Coroner’s Office has identified a man whose body was found in Lake Murray.

Deputies with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department began a death investigation after a body was found floating in Lake Murray near the dam near Irmo about 10 a.m. Friday. According to the sheriff, crime scene investigators and major crimes detectives were involved.

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher identified the person as Darius Marshe Dendy, 34, of Columbia. Fisher did not say how Dendy died.

Further investigation revealed that Dendy had been involved in a car crash on Wednesday. His car was found in Lake Murray and later retrieved.

By Friday afternoon, the sheriff’s department handed over the investigation to the South Carolina Highway Patrol .

The incident remains under investigation by the coroner’s office and the highway patrol.