Man hurt in dive into Lake Jocassee

A man was pulled from water 30 feet deep in Lake Jocassee after a diving accident yesterday afternoon on the Pickens County side of the lake. He was flown to a hospital, and there was no immediate word on his condition or identity. Oconee public safety responders took part in the search and rescue. Charlie King of Emergency Services quoted bystanders and friends of the injured diver as saying he jumped from a cliff estimated at 80 feet. The owner of a nearby dive shop entered the water and recovered the injured diver from water 30 feet deep.