A MAN HAS DIED AFTER FALLING FROM A BALCONY IN MYRTLE BEACH WHILE TRYING TO DO A HANDSTAND DURING HURRICANE IAN, ACCORDING TO THE HORRY COUNTY CORONER’S OFFICE. OFFICIALS SAY 34-YEAR-OLD MARKELL HOPE, OF OHIO, FELL FROM THE 15TH-FLOOR BALCONY AT THE PATRICIA GRAND HOTEL. IT HAPPENED AROUND 3:30 P.M. FRIDAY WHEN HURRICANE IAN WAS HITTING THAT PART OF THE COAST. WILLARD SAID HOPE WAS TRYING TO DO A HANDSTAND ON THE BALCONY WHEN HE FELL. THE MYRTLE BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT IS CONTINUING TO INVESTIGAT
Man dies after falling from Myrtle Beach balcony while doing handstand during Hurricane Ian
Updated: 1:49 PM CDT Oct 6, 2022
A man died after falling from a balcony in Myrtle Beach while trying to do a handstand during Hurricane Ian, according to the Horry County Coroner’s Office in South Carolina.Markell Hope, 34, of Ohio, fell from the 15th-floor balcony at the Patricia Grand Hotel, according to Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard. It happened about 3:30 p.m. Friday when Hurricane Ian was hitting that part of the coast. Willard said Hope was trying to do a handstand on the balcony when he fell. The Myrtle Beach Police Department is investigating. Video: Shrimp boat washes ashore in SC during Hurricane Ian
A man died after falling from a balcony in Myrtle Beach while trying to do a handstand during Hurricane Ian, according to the Horry County Coroner’s Office in South Carolina.
Markell Hope, 34, of Ohio, fell from the 15th-floor balcony at the Patricia Grand Hotel, according to Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard.
It happened about 3:30 p.m. Friday when Hurricane Ian was hitting that part of the coast.
Willard said Hope was trying to do a handstand on the balcony when he fell.
The Myrtle Beach Police Department is investigating.
Video: Shrimp boat washes ashore in SC during Hurricane Ian
