- Ten-year-old Summer McCallum was rescued from a rip current off Myrtle Beach, South Carolina by bystanders, including Derrick Moore, who tragically lost his life in the rescue attempt.
Ten-year-old Summer McCallum was ready for just a few more minutes in the water, washing the sand off before heading home from the beach. Moments later, she was fighting for her life.
“I was just scared and then my feet couldn’t touch the ground,” the Greensboro girl said. “The wave just kept going over my head.”
On August 6, Summer found herself caught in a rip current off Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Her uncle, Ernest McCallum, was on shore packing up their belongings when he looked up and realized what was happening…