Swimmer who died after helping child in Myrtle Beach rip current identified
A 47-year-old man from Georgia died after helping a child who was struggling in a rip current in the ocean near 4th Avenue South in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The Horry County Coroner's Office identified the deceased as Derrick Moore.
- Date
- 8 Aug 2026
- Location
- Myrtle Beach, near 4th Avenue South
- Type
- Drowning
- Outcome
- Fatality
- People involved
- 2
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