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Body found in wrecked vehicle off Chesterfield County highway, deputies say

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, S.C. — A body was found in a wrecked vehicle near Cheraw State Park in Chesterfield County, according to deputies.

The man who died, identified as 48-year-old John Blake Rivers, was found in the woods off of Highway 52 Sunday.

Stacy Seymour was one the women who found the car.

“The license plate was stuck in a tree, and that’s what caught my attention,” Seymour said.

She called in the license plate, which belonged to a Mazda RX-8 that people across the area were looking for.

The car belonged to Rivers, who hadn’t been seen since early Tuesday.

The coroner told Channel 9 he likely died in a crash six days ago.

It’s not clear why the car left the highway. A full autopsy is pending.

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