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Police end search for missing person last seen near river off Hwy 9 near Nichols

A missing person was recovered from the river near Highway 9 in Nichols Tuesday night, police said.
A missing person was recovered from the river near Highway 9 in Nichols Tuesday night, police said. Horry County Police

Horry County Police ended their search for a missing person late Tuesday night after hours of searching the water near Wrightsville Boat Landing off of Highway 9 near Nichols.

Police have not released any other information about the person, or how they ended up in the river.

The search ended just after 11 p.m.

Horry County Fire Rescue, Mullins Fire Dept. and South Carolina Department of Natural Resources assisted the search.

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Gerard Albert III writes about crime, courts and police for The Sun News in Myrtle Beach. Albert was editor-in-chief at Florida International University’s student newspaper. He also covered Miami-Dade and Broward County for WLRN, South Florida’s NPR station.He is an award-winning journalist who has reported throughout South Florida and New York City. Hablo espanol.
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