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According to the Horry County Coroner, a woman was found dead in a pond near a home in the Longs area

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WBTW) — The Horry County Coroner’s Office says an investigation is ongoing after a woman was found dead in a pond near her home on Saturday.

The woman was identified as Stephanie Blakely, 40. She was last seen on her security camera leaving her home near Longs around 11:30 a.m., the coroner’s office said. An autopsy is scheduled for next week.


Horry County Police are investigating the incident. News13 has reached out to police for more information.

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Taylor Ford is a digital journalist at News13. She joined the News13 team in January 2023. Taylor is a Florence native and covers Pee Dee from News13’s Florence Bureau. Read more about Taylor’s work here.