Two people drown at Hilton Head Island

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, Sc. (WTOC) - Two people died on Hilton Head Island on Friday, according to Mike Wagner at Shore Beach Service and Beaufort County Coroner David Ott.

65-year-old Ralph Jamieson from South Euclid, Ohio was pronounced dead at 11:10 a.m. at marker 62 North Forest Beach.

73-year-old Schenz Leonard from Loveland, Ohio was pronounced dead on the scene at 3:55 p.m. at 92a N Palmetto Dunes.

Shore Beach Service responded to both calls and did CPR until EMS arrived.

The Beaufort County Coroner confirmed that the causes of death were drowning and manners of death were accidental for both men.