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Georgia man dies after drowning at Grand Strand beach, coroner says
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – A Georgia man has died after being pulled from the ocean Wednesday, according to the Horry County Coroner’s Office.
Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard said 61-year-old Kemal Alic, of Duluth, was pulled from the ocean near the 18th Avenue South beach access on Wednesday morning and taken by EMS to Grand Strand Regional Medical Center.
Alic was pronounced dead just before 1 p.m.
Willard says he died from asphyxiation due to drowning.
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