Dossier
Broad River
Coverage of Broad River in the Nexus archive.
- York man drowns in Broad River, friends said he couldn’t swim
John Daniel Ratcliffe, a 38-year-old man from York, died after drowning in the Broad River near Blacksburg, South Carolina. The incident was reported near the Duke Energy hydroelectric dam on Ninety-Nine Island Road and Ratcliffe was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Father, 2 sons safe after nearly drowning in Cleveland County river
A father and his two sons were rescued after nearly drowning in the Broad River in Boiling Springs, NC. Bystanders helped them to safety before emergency crews arrived, and the father and one son were hospitalized. Witnesses highlighted the river's unpredictable currents as a danger.