Police investigating beach sexual assault

A victim reported being raped on the beach early Tuesday, and Myrtle Beach police were called to a Little River-area hospital to investigate, authorities said.

Officers were called about 6 p.m. Tuesday to McLeod Seacoast Hospital in Little River where a victim, whose age was not listed, reported the incident, according to police report.

The victim told police the sexual assault happened between midnight and 1 a.m. Tuesday on the beach at Sixth Avenue South.

Detectives were notified, police said in the report, but no further information on the alleged attack was available in the incident report.

This story was originally published March 30, 2016 at 8:18 AM with the headline "Police investigating beach sexual assault."