Missing swimmer’s body recovered after washing ashore in Myrtle Beach
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A swimmer who went missing after helping rescue a young girl from a rip current in Myrtle Beach was found dead Saturday morning, according to authorities. The Myrtle Beach Police Department and Myrtle Beach Fire Department recovered the body near 12th Avenue South after receiving reports of a body that […]
- Date
- 8 Aug 2026
- Location
- Myrtle Beach, near 12th Avenue South
- Type
- Drowning
- Outcome
- Fatality
- People involved
- 2
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