Illustrated video shows where Paul Murdaugh, Mallory Beach sat in fatal boat accident
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2019 Boat Crash Coverage
The crash of a Murdaugh family boat in 2019 killed 19-year-old Mallory Beach and started a chain of events that would remain in the news two years later. Here are the stories from that crash.
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This story first published Aug. 4, 2021.
The early morning hours of Feb. 24, 2019, were disastrous for six young adults who had been drinking when their boat, driven by Paul Murdaugh, struck the R.C. Berkeley Bridge near Beaufort just after 2 a.m.
Documents released by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources include testimony from three of the riders, Anthony Cook, Miley Altman and Morgan Doughty, about who was driving the 17-foot boat — a 2006 Sea Hunt Triton 172 owned by Paul Murdaugh’s father, Alex Murdaugh.
Watch as the video illustrates the seating arrangement and the seven-minute, high-speed journey on Archers Creek before the crash that killed Mallory Beach.
Editor’s note: Initially the month of the boating accident was written incorrectly. The correct date was Feb. 24, 2019.
This story was originally published August 4, 2021 at 8:43 AM with the headline "Illustrated video shows where Paul Murdaugh, Mallory Beach sat in fatal boat accident."
