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Preschooler dies after being found in community pool in Myrtle Beach, SC area

By Emalyn Muzzy

Updated May 12, 2025 11:15 AM

A preschooler found in a Myrtle Beach, SC, pool died several days later. Getty Images/iStock photo

A 4-year-old boy died two days after being found in a Myrtle Beach pool.

Matthew Halliday died at the Grand Strand Medical Center Saturday night after being found in the Cape Landing pool on May 8, said Tamara Willard, the Horry County Chief Deputy Coroner, in an email to The Sun News. His cause of death has not been confirmed.

Willard said an autopsy has been ordered for Halliday. It’s unclear how Halliday was discovered in the pool.

The Sun News requested the incident report from Horry County Police.

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This story was originally published May 12, 2025 at 10:56 AM.

Emalyn Muzzy

The Sun News

Emalyn Muzzy is the retail and leisure reporter for The Sun News. She started as a breaking news reporter in Myrtle Beach before switching to the business beat. She graduated from the University of Minnesota is 2022 with a degree in journalism and Spanish.

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