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5-Year-Old Dies After Being Pulled From Retention Pond While on Vacation

HORRY COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, JUN 27 – Authorities are investigating how Phoenix Moore ended up in the pond while neighbors call for fencing to prevent future drownings in residential retention ponds.

  • On June 26, Phoenix Moore, a 5-year-old visitor from Georgia, was pulled from a retention pond near Glenns Bay Road and died at the hospital.
  • Details of how Phoenix entered the pond remain unknown, with police investigating and neighbors suggesting a fence might have prevented the tragedy.
  • Horry County Fire Rescue arrived before 7:30 p.m. with dive and drone teams to search the pond, and the boy was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
  • In the wake of the incident, neighbors are urging more pond fencing, with Cindy Simper saying `I think they should have a fence`.
  • Horry County Police are investigating Phoenix Moore’s death, with the autopsy pending to confirm the cause of the possible drowning.
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World News broke the news in United States on Friday, June 27, 2025.
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