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Ohio man dies after falling from South Carolina hotel balcony

An Ohio man fell to his death last week from the 15th-floor balcony of a Myrtle Beach hotel. The incident occurred as Hurricane Ian bore down on South Carolina.

An Ohio man died after falling from the balcony of a South Carolina hotel last Friday.

Markell Hope, 34, of Akron, Ohio, was attempting to do a handstand on a 15th-floor balcony at the Patricia Grand Hotel in Myrtle Beach when he plummeted to the ground. 

The incident occurred at around 3:30 p.m. ET, as Hurricane Ian moved north and flooded the area.

Horry County Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard told Fox News Digital in a release that Hope died of his injuries at the scene.

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The Myrtle Beach police are investigating the incident. 

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Fox News' requests for comment from the police department and the hotel were not immediately returned. 

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