Funeral arrangements have been announced for Derrick Moore, the DeKalb County teacher and coach who drowned while rescuing a young girl trapped in a rip current off Myrtle Beach.
On Aug. 7, Moore noticed a young girl struggling in the ocean. With no lifeguards on duty, he jumped in the water to help, the Myrtle Beach Police Department said. While Moore was able to get her to safety, he was pulled underwater by the rip current and disappeared. His body was discovered washed ashore the next morning.
A public visitation for Moore will be held at 9 a.m. on Aug. 22 at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. His celebration of life will happen an hour afterward at the church, which is located on Woodrow Road in Stonecrest…