NORTH AUGUSTA, SC (WFXG) - UPDATE: We now know that one person has died after Friday morning's incident involving two overturned Kayaks.

The victim has been identified as sixty-five-year-old Gerald T. Jannik of North Augusta.

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First responders responded to a kayaking incident on the North Augusta side of the Savannah River.

According to dispatch, the call came in around 7:44 a.m in reference to two overturned kayakers on East Shoreline Drive.

Upon arriving on the scene, North Augusta Public Safety says they were able to get both people out of the water, however, one had to be transported to a local hospital. 

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