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CENTRAL, S.C. (BFMG) — Authorities have confirmed the identity of a missing man after human remains were recovered Saturday afternoon in Pickens County in an area previously searched in connection with the disappearance of Swapnil Srivastava, who was reported missing earlier this month.
According to the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office, its communications center received a 911 call at approximately 2:25 p.m. Saturday reporting the recovery of human remains along R.C. Edwards School Road in Central, South Carolina.
The remains of an adult male were found submerged in Lake Hartwell. Deputies and investigators from the sheriff’s office and the Pickens County Coroner’s Office responded to the scene and are investigating.
The location is near the Clemson Experimental Forest, where Pickens County Emergency Services, the sheriff’s office and multiple upstate search-and-rescue agencies previously conducted large-scale searches for Srivastava.
Srivastava, 27, was reported missing from his apartment in Central on Dec. 6, 2025. His vehicle was later found on R.C. Edwards School Road near a trailhead at the Clemson Experimental Forest.
Investigators said detectives and the coroner’s office have positively identify the remains according to WYFF.
Authorities said additional information will be provided as it becomes available.
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CENTRAL, S.C. (BFMG) — The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating 27-year-old Swapnil Srivastava, who has been missing since December 6.
Srivastava was last seen at his apartment in Central, according to investigators. His vehicle was later found abandoned on RC Edwards School Road at a parking area inside the Clemson Experimental Forest, a vast and heavily wooded area frequented by hikers, students, and outdoor enthusiasts.
Authorities described Srivastava as approximately 6 feet 3 inches tall, weighing about 190 pounds. He may have been wearing an orange shirt at the time he was last seen.
The sheriff’s office has not released additional details regarding the circumstances of his disappearance but said investigators are actively following leads and conducting search efforts in and around the forested location where his car was discovered.
Anyone with information about Srivastava’s whereabouts is urged to contact the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office at (864) 898-5500.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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