ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. —

The family of a boater who was last seen in August on Lake Hartwell has hired a private search and recovery expert to find their loved one. Latest Forecast

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The Anderson County Sheriff's Office said they got a call around 5:30 p.m. Aug. 24 about an unoccupied boat circling on the water at Sadlers Creek.

Deputies said their Marine Unit responded and believe the boat was previously occupied.

The South Carolina Department of Resources, which is leading the investigation, reported at the time that investigators were working to secure cellphone data to give a possible time and location of when the victim may have gone overboard.

This week a GoFundMe was started by the family of the missing boater, who the fam

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