“We hit a bridge in the boat. We can’t find Mallory, mom,” Mallory’s boyfriend, Anthony Cook, said during the night of the crash.
News of the crash made its way to her father a few hours later.
“He told me what happened and there was an accident, and they were looking for her and my whole world just ... my heart just dropped,” Phillip Beach said.
The law enforcement response was vast, but they wouldn’t find her for more than a week.
“She was a loving, caring person. She had a passion for less fortunate people as well as neglected and stray animals. Her faith meant a lot to her,” Phillip Beach said.
The investigation began right away. Officers were trying to figure out how this boat hit a bridge and launched Mallory Beach overboard, leading to her death.
“What about the driver of the boat? Is he 21?” a law enforcement agent is heard on dash cam.
“No,” a law enforcement agent responds.
“So, everybody on the boat’s been drinking?” a law enforcement agent says. “Yeah,” one responds.
Paul Murdaugh, the since-murdered son of convicted killer Alex Murdaugh, is accused of being behind the wheel drunk that night. He was indicted before his death.
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