Lake Hartwell death under investigation

Rescuers recovered the body of a 19-month old yesterday from Lake Hartwell on the Georgia side of the lake.  The sheriff’s office and the coroner’s office in Stephens County are investigation the death of Charlotte Elizabeth Scott.  The child’s body has been sent to the state medical examiner’s office in Atlanta.  Stephens County 9-1-1 received a called shortly after 1:30 yesterday afternoon of a possible drowning in the lake.  Multiple agencies from both Stephens and Oconee counties responded, and the body was recovered from the water about two hours later.