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Swimmer missing after rescuing girl from Myrtle Beach rip current
Swimmer missing after rescuing girl from Myrtle Beach rip current
A swimmer is missing off Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, after rescuing a young girl from a rip current on Wednesday evening. The Myrtle Beach Police Department said the girl was caught in…
The Story in Brief
A swimmer is missing off Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, after rescuing a young girl from a rip current on Wednesday evening. The Myrtle Beach Police Department said the girl was caught in the current near 10th Avenue South at about 7:53 p.m. Another swimmer brought her to safety but was then pulled underwater and has not been located.
The incident happened around 8 p.m., after lifeguards had gone off duty. Police and fire crews are searching, and the US Coast Guard has joined with a helicopter doing a grid search. The swimmer's name has not been released, and the girl's condition is unknown. Social media posts describe the missing swimmer as a man, but authorities have not confirmed this.
The Indian Opinion
The rush to canonise the missing swimmer as a hero, while understandable, risks flattening a tragedy into a feelgood story. Witness accounts are raw and unverified, and the man's identity remains unknown. A better response is to treat this as a reminder that rip currents kill even strong swimmers, and that lifeguard hours matter. Watch for an official update from the Myrtle Beach police on the search's outcome and the swimmer's name. Will the beach change its lifeguard schedule? That is the question that should follow the prayers.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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