Body found floating on Catawba River identified

LANCASTER COUNTY, S.C. — The Lancaster County coroner identified a body discovered last week in the Catawba River.

The body of Mohammed Kargarian, 70, of Charlotte, was found floating in the water at the Highway 9 boat landing on Aug. 6, the coroner said.

There was no obvious trauma to the body consistent with a crime.

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