GOOSE CREEK — A Bonneau man reportedly fell off an area boat dock and drowned June 4, according to authorities.

Agencies responded to the Bushy Park Boat Landing, 500 Bushy Park Road, a little after noon and recovered a body from the Back River, said Charlotte McKee, spokesperson for the state Department of Natural Resources.

Dean Elsey Sr., a 61-year-old Bonneau resident, died on the scene, according to the Berkeley County Coroner's Office.

DNR responded to the boat landing around 12:30 p.m. Deputies with the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office were already on the scene with dive teams in the water, McKee said.

Elsey was pulled from the water and close to the dock quickly.

Initial investigations revealed that Elsey had been docking his boat when he slipped and fell, sustaining a head in

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