Guide Note

Seven students died in a house fire in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina on Sunday, October 28, 2007. Six victims attended the University of South Carolina; one attended Clemson University

Fast Facts

1. Fire date: October 28, 2007
2. Where: Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina
3. Survivors: Six, including Andrew Rhea, Ashley Perdue and Tripp Wylie
4. Victims: William Rhea, Justin Anderson, Travis Cale, Lauren Mahon, Cassidy Pendley, Emily Yelton, Allison Walden
5. Yelton, Cale, Wylie and Anderson were high school friends
6. Yelton and Cale were dating
7. Pendley was Wylie's girlfriend
8. Yelton attended Clemson University; all others attended University of South Carolina
9. All USC dead were members of Delta Delta Delta sorority or Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity
10. Cause of death: Smoke inhalation, carbon monoxide poisoning¹
11. All victims had high blood alcohol levels²

1. Location: Base of Odell Williamson Bridge, Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina
2. Designer: Charlie Lea
3. Shape: Cross
4. Material: Aluminum
5. Granite stone at base holds victims' names