SUNSET, S.C. — A teenager from Lakeland has died after falling from a zip line at a camp in South Carolina.
Pickens County Deputy Coroner Gary Duncan said Olivia Paige Grimes, 16, of Lakeland, Florida, died Monday afternoon after falling out of a zip line swing at Carolina Point Camp in Sunset.
The camp is run by Young Life, a Christian youth organization. Kelly said Grimes died at the scene just before 6 p.m. Her body was sent to a hospital for an autopsy.
Officials said the death was accidental.
In a statement posted online, camp officials said they don't yet know what happened and place the safety of campers and guests as a top priority.
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