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Al Dexter Wheeler of Seneca, SC, tried to rescue a 9year-old girl on Lake Keowee when he was struck by an electrical current running through a floating metal dock. Although the child survived, Colonel Wheeler died from electrical injuries on August 14, 1999. He is survived my his wife Harriet, a son Alan D. Wheeler Jr. of Sherwood, AR, a daughter Karen Wheeler of Greenville and two grandchildren, Chad Johnson and Misty Johnson.