‘Ended horribly’: Georgetown County authorities recover body of missing swimmer

GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — The body of a 28-year-old man reported missing Sunday while swimming was recovered on Monday afternoon, authorities said.

Nicholas Thomas Hold of Murrells Inlet was last seen about 8:40 p.m. in the river area near Sandy Island. Crews found his body a short time after noon on Monday.

Hold’s mother, Darlene Mitchell, said she and her son were out enjoying the last days of summer Sunday afternoon on a friend’s boat. She described Hold as a loving young man with a bright smile and bright future, saying he was taken too soon…

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