Overview
- Charleston Police Harbor Patrol responded around 8:45 a.m. to a report of a body in the water near Patriots Point and recovered the remains.
- The Charleston County Coroner’s Office identified the deceased as 19-year-old College of Charleston student Owen Tillman Kenney.
- Detectives had determined earlier in the week that he died by suicide after surveillance showed him on the Ravenel Bridge walkway at 3:49 a.m., with his phone last located there.
- The case shifted from search operations to recovery efforts following the review of the video and location data.
- Police Chief Chito Walker thanked assisting agencies and requested privacy for the family, with authorities pointing the community to counseling resources and the 988 lifeline.