Ivan Reyes Tagui ID’d As SC Victim In Fatal Pawleys Island Swimming Incident

The Georgetown County coroner has identified Ivan Reyes Tagui as the swimmer whose body was recovered Saturday night on Pawleys Island.

Tagui, 18, of Georgetown, drowned Saturday while swimming with two others, according to officials.

Tagui’s body was recovered at approximately 8:45 p.m., the Pawleys Island Police chief said.

A Pawleys Island Police officer rescued two other swimmers earlier in the afternoon, but authorities said Tagui went under, prompting a search that lasted more than four hours.

Midway Fire Rescue responded at 4:14 p.m. Saturday to an initial report of three swimmers in distress, according to a tweet from Georgetown County. source

After the search had ended for the night, Tagui’s body washed ashore, authorities said.

Tagui was later pronounced dead.

Two swimmers were transported to an area Hospital where one was admitted and the other declined treatment, officials said.

The officer who rescued them was treated and released.