Georgia teacher, father hailed as hero after dying to save girl from Myrtle Beach rip current

A beloved Georgia simple schoolhouse teacher and begetter died aft jumping into the water to prevention a young miss caught successful a rip existent disconnected Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, according to authorities and his family.

Derrick Moore, 47, entered the h2o adjacent 10th Avenue South aft a young miss became caught successful a rip existent astatine astir 7:53 p.m. Friday, according to the Myrtle Beach Police Department.

Moore was capable to get the miss to information but was past pulled underwater by the rip existent and disappeared, constabulary said. The incidental occurred aft lifeguards had gone disconnected duty.

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Derrick Moore, a Georgia teacher and father, is being remembered arsenic a leader aft redeeming a young miss from a rip existent successful Myrtle Beach. (DeKalb County School District)

Myrtle Beach constabulary and firefighters continued searching for Moore into Saturday morning. Police announced Saturday day that his assemblage had washed ashore and was recovered.

Moore's girl told WRAL that her begetter did not cognize the miss helium risked his beingness to save.

"We loved him and are genuinely heartbroken that he's gone," his girl said successful a connection to the outlet. "He was a large begetter and we are each going to miss him."

Moore leaves down 4 children, according to a GoFundMe page.

As quality of his decease spread, tributes poured successful from Moore's friends, erstwhile teammates and household members, who remembered him arsenic a devoted father, talented jock and selfless antheral whose last enactment reflected the mode helium lived his life.

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Derrick Moore, the Georgia teacher who died aft rescuing a young miss from a Myrtle Beach rip current, pictured successful an undated household photo. (GoFundMe)

The DeKalb County School District confirmed Moore was a existent teacher astatine Rockbridge Elementary School successful Georgia, wherever his students affectionately referred to him arsenic "Coach." He antecedently taught astatine Jolly Elementary School.

"The DeKalb County School District is profoundly saddened by the passing of Mr. Derrick Moore, a beloved pedagogue and valued subordinate of the DeKalb County School District (DCSD) family," the territory said successful a statement.

The territory said Moore "made a meaningful interaction connected the students, families, colleagues, and communities helium served," adding that his "presence, care, and dedication to acquisition volition beryllium profoundly missed."

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp besides paid tribute to Moore.

"Marty and I were heartbroken to larn of the tragic nonaccomplishment of Derrick Moore, a father, teacher, and coach," Kemp said. "Please articulation america successful praying for this hero’s household and the DeKalb County assemblage arsenic they mourn his loss."

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Derrick Moore pictured with household members earlier his decease successful a Myrtle Beach rip existent rescue. (GoFundMe)

Moore was besides remembered arsenic a standout jock whose ties to sports stretched backmost to his assemblage years.

Samford University said Moore graduated successful 2001 and competed successful some shot and way and field.

"The Samford assemblage mourns the nonaccomplishment of alumnus Derrick Moore, who tragically passed aft rescuing a miss struggling successful a rip existent successful Myrtle Beach, South Carolina," the assemblage said successful a statement.

The assemblage remembered Moore arsenic a "beloved teacher" and "true hero" and asked the Samford assemblage to support his household successful their prayers.

Friends and erstwhile teammates besides remembered Moore arsenic idiosyncratic who showed up for others, with 1 penning that the information helium gave his beingness trying to prevention idiosyncratic other "tells you everything you request to cognize astir the benignant of antheral helium was."

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Family members echoed that sentiment, sharing memories of Moore arsenic a devoted father, lad and member who made a constituent of being contiguous for the radical helium loved.

One household subordinate described Moore's determination to participate the h2o to prevention a kid helium did not cognize arsenic a fitting last illustration of his selflessness.

"You died a HERO. You died redeeming the beingness of a child, a stranger. What a Legacy," the household subordinate wrote.