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Man goes missing in Charleston Easter night, found 2 days later on island in harbor

Posted on 4/2/24 at 2:40 pm
Posted by Chucktown_Badger
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Posted on 4/2/24 at 2:40 pm
Such a weird story. 31 year old medical student is partying with friends this last Saturday night...he was spotted on Ashley Ave near downtown Charleston (a few blocks from where we live) around 2 a.m. Apparently he left his place not long after that.

They release a missing person report on Easter. Then yesterday they find his body on one of the small islands out in Charleston Harbor that has a Civil War fort on it.

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Zachary Lewis, an MUSC resident reported missing on Easter, has been found dead.

His body was discovered near Shutes Folly Island around 2:30 p.m. April 1, according to a statement from the Charleston Police Department. Shutes Folly Island is located between the Charleston peninsula and Mount Pleasant. It's the site of the old fortification Castle Pinckney, used during the American Civil War.

The Charleston County Coroner identified the body as Lewis' on April 2.

The 31-year-old's family reported him missing on March 31.

He was originally walking in the downtown area of Charleston before returning to his residence on Ashley Avenue, according to a statement from police. He left that residence shortly before 2 a.m. and was not seen again.


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You cannot drive there, and you sure as hell couldn't swim there with the tides in the harbor. So million dollar question...how did he get there after leaving his place on the west side of the peninsula after 2 a.m.?
This post was edited on 4/2/24 at 2:42 pm
Posted by bad93ex
Member since Sep 2018
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Posted on 4/2/24 at 2:42 pm to
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You cannot drive there, and you sure as hell couldn't swim there with the tides in the harbor. So million dollar question...how did he get there after leaving his place on the west side of the peninsula after 2 a.m.?



They'll never know...

Posted by Chad504boy
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Posted on 4/2/24 at 2:43 pm to
when he got there, he thought to himself its a hell of a view.
Posted by No Colors
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Posted on 4/2/24 at 2:43 pm to
quote:

million dollar question...how did he get there after leaving his place on the west side of the peninsula after 2 a.m.?


Sounds like he drowned and his body floated there
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 4/2/24 at 2:43 pm to
got hosteled? hey handsome, wanna come party with us on our boat?

sure

Posted by Penrod
Member since Jan 2011
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Posted on 4/2/24 at 2:44 pm to
Maybe he fell in the bay and the tide took him there. He could have crawled up onto the island and died of exposure.
Posted by Epic Cajun
Lafayette, LA
Member since Feb 2013
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Posted on 4/2/24 at 2:44 pm to
Assuming they found him in the water, not on the island because it says that he was found "near" Shutes Folly, I guess some sort of current took him out there after falling or swimming in the water.
Posted by Chucktown_Badger
The banks of the Ashley River
Member since May 2013
31076 posts
Posted on 4/2/24 at 2:45 pm to
quote:

Sounds like he drowned and his body floated there


I've been super hammered before and not once did I think hey I'm gonna go jump in the harbor. And this wasn't some vagrant, it's a medical student.

Also, I have a hard time believing a body would wash up on one of those islands...I think it would instead wash right out to sea.
Posted by Ricardo
Member since Sep 2016
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Posted on 4/2/24 at 2:45 pm to
Guessing maybe some homeless person bonked him on the head and took his stuff. Then, dropped him in the water.

Happens all the time.
Posted by Ace Midnight
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Posted on 4/2/24 at 2:46 pm to
This reminds me of that Houston energy exec that may have partied a little too hard in the French Quarter and ended up in the river.

Folks were flummoxed by that one until the surveillance video cleared it up.

I just think we don't have the video to confirm it in this case.

quote:

partying with friends


It's 2024 - is this code for "high", "drunk" or "both"?
Posted by Chucktown_Badger
The banks of the Ashley River
Member since May 2013
31076 posts
Posted on 4/2/24 at 2:47 pm to
quote:

Assuming they found him in the water, not on the island because it says that he was found "near" Shutes Folly,


Different story says "on".

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The body of Zachary Elder Lewis, 31, was found on Shutes Folly Island at approximately 2:35 p.m. on Monday, Coroner Bobbi Jo O’Neal said.

The Charleston Police Department’s Harbor Patrol Unit responded to a report of the discovery Monday afternoon, Sgt. Anthony Gibson said.

O’Neal said the coroner’s office completed a forensic autopsy and the cause of death was currently pending additional tests and further investigation.
Posted by Sao
East Texas Piney Woods
Member since Jun 2009
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Posted on 4/2/24 at 2:47 pm to
Pictures of prime suspects has been released

Posted by Chucktown_Badger
The banks of the Ashley River
Member since May 2013
31076 posts
Posted on 4/2/24 at 2:49 pm to
quote:

It's 2024 - is this code for "high", "drunk" or "both"?



Could've been both. He went home after 2 a.m. and then left again for some reason. I think I heard he was engaged too.

Most of my building is MUSC doctors and residents. I bet some of these people know him. I'll do some investigating.
This post was edited on 4/2/24 at 2:50 pm
Posted by NATidefan
Two hours North of Birmingham
Member since Dec 2008
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Posted on 4/2/24 at 2:50 pm to
quote:

I've been super hammered before and not once did I think hey I'm gonna go jump in the harbor.


I never thought of climbing into cistern on top of a shady hotel in los angeles while hammered, but that asian chick did it.
Posted by Chucktown_Badger
The banks of the Ashley River
Member since May 2013
31076 posts
Posted on 4/2/24 at 2:51 pm to
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Pictures of prime suspects has been released


SIR HOW DARE YOU
Posted by prplhze2000
Parts Unknown
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Posted on 4/2/24 at 2:51 pm to
Must've been hanging out with Pussy
Posted by Big4SALTbro
Member since Jun 2019
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Posted on 4/2/24 at 2:52 pm to
A rash of drunk people going into the water seems like the new media obsession. It’s getting up there with plane malfunctions
Posted by Sao
East Texas Piney Woods
Member since Jun 2009
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Posted on 4/2/24 at 2:53 pm to

You ever see that bunch out in the wild?
Posted by Chucktown_Badger
The banks of the Ashley River
Member since May 2013
31076 posts
Posted on 4/2/24 at 2:56 pm to
I've seen Craig and Paige at Sewing Down South, Taylor at a dog costume contest (she's stunning), Naomie at Bar 167, and then a handful of the Southern Hospitality morons around.

My girlfriend also saw Whitney at whole foods a few weeks ago, has seen Austen a number of times, and Katherine once or twice.

I think that's it. It really is a small town here, love it.

ETA: Craig is a hell of a handsome man.
This post was edited on 4/2/24 at 2:58 pm
Posted by Ace Midnight
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89493 posts
Posted on 4/2/24 at 2:56 pm to
quote:

He went home after 2 a.m. and then left again for some reason.


I mean, the Occam's Razor is fairly easy on this one:

1. He fell in the water accidentally (most likely), or
2. Someone attacked him and put him in the water, before or even after he was dead (maybe), or
3. He got in the water on his own volition, either to swim or *ahem* "other".

I'm not creative enough for a 4th option. Aliens, maybe?
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