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Woman dies in North Myrtle Beach after ocean rescue

By Adam Benson
A North Myrtle Beach lifeguard watches the ocean on May 31, 2022 in this Sun News file photo. Ocean rescue crews pulled a woman from the water along 15th Avenue N. on Aug. 17, 2022. She later died, authorities said.
A North Myrtle Beach lifeguard watches the ocean on May 31, 2022 in this Sun News file photo. Ocean rescue crews pulled a woman from the water along 15th Avenue N. on Aug. 17, 2022. She later died, authorities said. JASON LEE jlee@thesunnews.com

A 75-year-old woman died following an ocean rescue and CPR attempts by lifeguards along a stretch of North Myrtle Beach shoreline, city officials said Thursday morning.

The victim’s name and cause of death was not immediately available. City spokesman Donald Graham said ocean rescue crews responded to an area at 15th Avenue N. and Ocean Blvd. around 6:10 p.m. on Aug. 17.

City police found lifeguards performing CPR on the person when they arrived, Graham said.

This story was originally published August 18, 2022 at 12:00 AM.

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