Rip Current in Coastal Horry, South Carolina

Rip Current June 20, 2023 · Coastal Horry, South Carolina

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

Horry County Beach Patrol reported 8 people were rescued from a single rip current near 11 Ave S and 12 Ave S in Myrtle Beach, SC. 18 year old male was transported via EMS after attempting to rescue his girlfriend's sister caught in the rip current. He passed away in the hospital two weeks later on July 3rd.

The wider storm

A strong rip current developed in Myrtle Beach, SC with a southeast swell that led to multiple rescues and one fatality.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1099748. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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