2 detainees drown in Horry County Sheriff's Office van during transport in Florence flood
CONWAY – Two people being transported in an Horry County Sheriff’s Office vehicle died Tuesday when the vehicle was overcome by floodwaters, the sheriff's office confirmed Tuesday night.
The vehicle, staffed by two Horry County Sheriff’s Office deputies, was transporting two detainees from Conway to Darlington and was traveling west on Highway 76 around one-half mile from the Little Pee Dee River when the vehicle was overtaken by flooding from Hurricane Florence, according to an emailed statement from the sheriff's office.
The two deputies "attempted to extricate the persons being transported," the agency said in its statement.
The Associated Press reported the detainees were female mental health patients detained for medical transport.
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Mental health patients detained for transport.
