Bystanders save 4-year-old boy; Union County father lost to rip current tragedy

BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – A 38-year-old Indian Trail father is dead after authorities said he and his 4-year-old son were swept into a rip current on the Fourth of July.

The tragic incident happened around 11:30 a.m. Friday, July 4, at Hunting Island State Park.

As the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office arrived at the scene, deputies learned that a family visiting from Union County, North Carolina, had been enjoying the beach when a father and his young son were swept into a rip current…

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