Parents charged after allegedly losing child on Hilton Head beach while intoxicated

A mother and father were arrested after allegedly losing their son while “grossly intoxicated” at a Hilton Head Island beach over the weekend, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.

The 48-year-old woman and 55-year-old man, both Bluffton residents, were charged Saturday with cruelty to children and public disorderly conduct, inmate records show. Both offenses are misdemeanors.

Beaufort County deputies arrived at the north-island Fish Haul Beach Park around 5 p.m. Saturday after receiving a call about intoxicated parents allegedly “failing to look after their child,” according to a sheriff’s office incident report…

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