HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) -- A 56-year-old woman visiting from Pennsylvania died over the weekend after she drowned near a Myrtle Beach-area resort, the Horry County Coroner's Office said.

GeorgiaAnn McCoy of Ligonier died Saturday after she was pulled from the ocean on Friday near Ocean Creek Resort, Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard said. She was transported to Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, where she died of asphyxiation from drowning.

Horry County police are investigating. Count on News13 for updates.

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