David Cerda Death – The York County Coroner, Sabrina Gast has released the identity of the man who was found dead in the Catawba River on Friday night, August 14 as David Cerda, 23 of Rock Hill.
According to Gast, the investigation as to what led to his death is still ongoing and an autopsy and toxicology test are pending.
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The emergency officials and law enforcement responded to the scene near the Riverwalk area of Rock Hill east of U.S. 21 and Interstate 77 on Friday evening after the report of a man found floating in the river, says Trent Faris, spokesman for the York County Sheriff’s Office.
Cerda’s body was pulled out of the water by a water rescue team and EMS who tried to revive him but proved futile, says Faris.