The York County Coroner's Office identified the person whose body was recovered from Lake Wylie on Monday, Sept. 7, as 21-year-old Langston Neal of Charlotte.

Neal's death marks the fourth water-related fatality on the lake since May.

The coroner's office released Neal's identity on Tuesday, Sept. 8, classifying the case as a "water death," WBTV reported. Autopsy and toxicology results were pending as of that statement.

As we reported Sept. 8, emergency crews responded to Ebenezer Boat Landing at approximately 7:40 p.m. Monday after reports that a person had jumped from a boat and failed to resurface. The York County Sheriff's Office, York County Office of Emergency Management, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) and Newport Fire Department assisted in the search and recovery, according to York County News.

Divers recovered Neal's body at approximately 8:40 p.m., about an hour after he jumped from the boat, according to the sheriff's office.

The coroner's office and SCDNR are investigating.

Four deaths since May

Neal is the fourth person to die on Lake Wylie in 2026. The pattern began May 18, when 25-year-old Daniel Moncion of Charlotte jumped from a boat near Tega Cay, close to the Catawba Dam, and did not resurface. Divers recovered his body the following morning after searching 35 to 40 feet deep in water described as "pitch black at that depth," according to Queen City News.

Ten days later, on May 28, 16-year-old Evan Forbes died after jumping from a boat near Little Allison Creek and failing to resurface, according to the coroner's office.

In late July, 48-year-old Eric Tipton of Fort Mill was found unresponsive in the water near the sandbar off Little Allison Creek. Boaters pulled him to a nearby dock and started CPR, but paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene, according to Queen City News.

After the first death in May, the York County Sheriff's Office urged boaters in a May 19 statement to take safety seriously and wear life jackets on the water.

No next update or press conference from the coroner's office or SCDNR has been announced. Residents who witness an emergency on the lake can call 911.