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How Did Mallory Beach Die? What Happened To Her? Who Killed Mallory Beach

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Eleanor Gray

Published Mar 16, 2026

In February 2019 a deadly boat crash took the life of Mallory Beach when her friend, Paul Murdaugh, reportedly drunkenly crashed his family’s boat.

In this blog, we’ll tell you about Mallory Beach Death, How Did Mallory Beach die?, and What happened to her? Who killed her & all the details that you need to know about Mallory Beach.

Who was Mallory Beach?

Mallory Beach was born on 18 April 1999, in Walterboro, South Carolina, United States of America. She was a 19-year-old girl who died in a tragic boating accident in 2019. She has a zodiac sign that is Leo and has a Christian religion. Mallory did her school education at Wade Hampton High School and was a football player in college. 

What Happened to Mallory Beach?

On 23 February 2019, Mallory Beach and her boyfriend, Anthony Cook, had planned to attend a house party at Paukie Island along with Anthony’s cousin Connor Cook and his girlfriend, Miley Altman.

They all planned to meet another friend, Paul Murdaugh, who would in the end be charged in the collision, on his family’s island before taking his family boat to the party.

Reports claim that the 6 people collected at the Murdaugh family’s river house at 6.30 pm and left by boat in about 30 minutes. All people stayed at the Paukie Island party for a few hours before leaving after midnight. Afterward, Paul insisted on piloting the boat by himself.

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How Did Mallory Beach Die?

A 2019 boat crash incident led to the death of a South Carolina teenage girl Mallory Beach, who just wanted to spend some time with her boyfriend and friends at a house party on Paukie Island.

Currently, Mallory’s family is fighting a long legal battle with the Murdaughs, a well-known Southern family that has made headlines for the strange and mysterious deaths among its members, financial frauds, and lawsuits.

After the accident, Mallory was missing for 8 days before her body was found about 5 miles away from the crash site. Two volunteers eventually discovered her body on 3 March 2019, in the dark waters of the Beaufort River, roughly 5 miles downstream from the crash site.

Who Killed Mallory Beach?

Sufferer claimed that their friend Paul Murdaugh was recklessly driving the boat while inebriated and was responsible for causing the crash. Paul was later charged with a death lawsuit but he was also killed before he could face trial for his role.

In 2021, after Paul Murdaugh was murdered with his 52-year-old mother, Maggie Murdaugh and now investigators started to take a closer look at the Murdaugh family.

The accused Paul Murdaugh along with his mother, Maggie, was found shot to death at one of his family properties by his father. 

Now Paul’s father, Alex Murdaugh faces several charges in connection with the Murdaugh killings and other crimes that may or may not be related to the Mallory Beach case.

Mallory Beach Parents, Siblings

Mallory Beach’s parents’ names are Philip Harley Beach, who was a member of Cummings’ Huggin Oak Church of God, and Renee Searson Beach and she was brought up with her siblings Morgan Beach Black and Savannah Beach Tuten. 

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