South Carolina people were killed after being dragged into a regulating pond by a crocodile near Myrtle Beach on Friday, officials said.
According to authorities, this is the first deadly crocodile attack in the state since May 2020.
When police arrived at the scene, authorities determined that "the crocodile had caught a neighbor and retreated to a nearby regulating pond", a statement from the Holly County Police Departmentsaid.
According to police, the contracted crocodile removal service between the biologist and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources has determined that the crocodile should be humanely euthanized in the field.
After a crocodile attack on June 24 at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina A man has died. 2022. Victims were recovered from the pond and the crocodile was taken away and euthanized at the scene.
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Initially, Holly County Fire Rescue AM According to a statement from thedepartment, a water-related phone call was sent to the Excalibur Court area of Myrtle Beach at 11:54.
At 2:30 pm, the department updated the statement to confirm that there were no further threats in the area and that community members could resume normal activities. ..
However, at 5:46 pm, HCPD issued a statement that the environmental services and criminal investigation departments are working on death investigations.
"Our heart is directed at the families and community members affected by this tragic event," a police statement said.
Police said the unidentified victims were recovered from the pond and the crocodile was taken away.
HCPD said the investigation into the death was still underway.
HCPD and Horry County Coroner's Office did not immediately respond to ABC News' request for comment.
After a crocodile attack on June 24 at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina A man has died. 2022. Victims were recovered from the pond and the crocodile was taken away and euthanized at the scene.
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Holly County Fire Department said ABC News had no further information as of Monday morning.
Deadly crocodile attacks are usually rare in the United States, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that between 1999 and 2019, only 10 crocodile killed in the southeast.
However, this is the second deadly attack in a month. On May 31, a Florida man was killed by a crocodile while recovering a frisbee from a lake in Largo.
According to police, the victim was identified as Sean Tomas McGuinness, 47, and is believed to have entered the lake at night. .. The next day, a dog walker found McGuinness's body along the shoreline of the lake.
The last deadly crocodile attack in South Carolina was in May 2020 when a 58-year-old woman saw a crocodile and touched it despite her friend's warning. It was when I went to. And courier.
The victim, identified as Cynthia Covert, was dragged into a pond behind a friend's house on Kaiwer Island near Charleston, calmly saying, "I don't think this will ever happen again." Said. Her friend tried to pull her away from the crocodile. The report said the secret was pulled underwater shortly thereafter.
