Myrtle Beach woman recants story of being ambushed, pinned and raped during predawn walk along beach Sunday
A woman at Ocean Lakes Family Campground told Horry County Police she was ambushed, pinned and raped by multiple men when she was out for a walk near the beach early Sunday morning.
On Monday, she recanted her story.
The woman told police she decided to go for a walk along the beach around 5 a.m. and was attacked by multiple men near a beach access at the campground.
During follow-up interviews with detectives, the woman recanted the story, according to Horry County Police Department spokesman Lt. Raul Denis.
He said the police will file a warrant for the arrest of the woman who reported the rape, charging her with filing a false police report of a felony.
Warrants are expected to be filed by Tuesday morning, according to Denis.
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This story was originally published February 1, 2016 at 5:25 PM with the headline "Myrtle Beach woman recants story of being ambushed, pinned and raped during predawn walk along beach Sunday."