🌱 Man Killed By Gator Identified + HC Animal Care Closed Due To COVID

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Let's have a look at Tuesday's weather:

Humid with a thunderstorm. High: 81 Low: 72.

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Here are the top five stories in Myrtle Beach today:

1. Deputy Coroner Michelle McSpadden has identified 75-year-old Michael Burstein as the person killed in a Myrtle Beach alligator attack on Friday. McSpadden reports that the cause of death was drowning. (wpde.com) (WMBF)
2. On Sunday, a 33-year-old man from Hoke County, North Carolina died after being pulled from the ocean near 22nd Avenue South in Myrtle Beach. The man was identified as Roosevelt Robinson from Raeford, NC. Robinson's death was ruled as an accidental drowning.
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3. North Myrtle Beach Police have revealed more details in the death of a 91-year-old woman who was found inside her vehicle in Lumberton, NC over the weekend. NMBPD received a call for a welfare check after a person reported they had not seen Mary Cook in a week. Cook's cell phone was pinged, and traced to Country Club Road in Lumberton. NMBPD contacted Lumberton PD, and that is how the vehicle was discovered, with Cook inside. Authorities believe she died of natural causes, but the medical examiner has yet to release a cause of death in the case. (WMBF)
4. Doc Antle's legal woes continue to mount, as a new lawsuit claiming a monkey escaped Myrtle Beach Safari and bit a woman has surfaced. The incident happened in 2021. According to court documents, a monkey escaped the zoo and was wandering loose in Socastee. The monkey got onto the woman's porch, lunged at the woman and bit her left arm. Documents indicate that the zoo was aware of the monkey's propensity to escape, and accuses the zoo of negligence. The suit is for an unspecified amount of money. (WBTW)
5. Horry County Animal Care Center will be temporarily closed to the public for the second time this month. The reason for the current closure is an outbreak of COVID-19 cases and potential exposures. Animals will continue to be cared for, but the center is closed to the public for adoptions until at least Wednesday. Rescue intakes will be handled on a case-by-case basis. (WMBF)

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Myrtle Beach pic of the day:

Another lovely pic from Michele Lepore, taken at Myrtle Beach State Park. Thank you, Michele! I love the colors and tone of the water and sky. We truly live in a beautiful place.

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Today in Myrtle Beach:

• ESPN Events Myrtle Beach Bowl Free Youth Football Clinic @ Shaw Stadium (8 a.m.)
• ID Dance Competition Nationals @ Myrtle Beach Sports Center (All day)
• Clean Slate @ Ocean Annie's (2 p.m.)
• Hula and Fire Show @ 3rd Ave South beach access, Surfside Beach (7 p.m.)
• After the Surfside Hula Show @ Neal & Pam's (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Who's hiring? Just about every business on the Grand Strand is. Here are the latest Myrtle Beach area job openings. (Myrtle Beach Patch)
• Conway Riverfest returned last weekend after two years of cancellations due to the pandemic. People come from all over the area to attend the event that featured live music, vendors and lots of activities for children. (WBTW)
• Horry County government issued an official statement on the absentee voting ballot error for today's runoff elections. (Press Release Desk)
• There is a lifeguard shortage that the American Lifeguard Association says is a result of the pandemic, and "could be with us for a while." Almost every water-related attraction on the Grand Strand, including ocean beaches, has lifeguard job openings at a time of year when those jobs are usually filled. North Myrtle Beach appears to be particularly impacted, as it heads toward the July Fourth weekend with about half as many lifeguards on staff than needed. (wpde.com)
• Horry County Animal Care Center urges pet owners to make sure pets have identification ahead of the Fourth of July holiday weekend. More pets run away near this particular holiday mainly because of fireworks. Other reasons could be that a pet is under the care of a sitter while owners are away on vacation, and gets confused or wants to find its family. Microchipping and/or having ID tags on your pet can help reunite pets with their families faster. (wpde.com)

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About me: The best decision I ever made was relocating to the Myrtle Beach area from New England a few years ago, with my three dogs and three cats. I enjoy dogs, cats, road trips, photography, writing, vegetarian food, live music, bicycling and above all my daily walks on the beaches in and around the Grand Strand.

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