19-Year-Old Identified As Victim Of Fatal Boat Crash

Another person was hospitalized with critical injuries and three others were treated for injuries at the scene.

The victim of a fatal boat crash in Horry County has been identified.

The accident unfolded just before 5:30pm on Friday along the Waccamaw River in the area of Jackson Bluff Road near Conway.

19-year-old Canon Burkett was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced deceased. Another person was hospitalized with critical injuries and three others were treated for injuries at the scene.

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is investigating the crash.