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died March 22, 2025 · Georgetown County Detention Center, Georgetown County, South Carolina

A woman who has not been named died on March 22, 2025, at Tidelands Georgetown Hospital after a medical emergency at the Georgetown County detention center in South Carolina. Georgetown Police had arrested her the previous Friday and she was placed in the facility's detox unit. The Georgetown County Sheriff's Office said staff provided medical assistance before she was taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating, and her identity had not been released as of publication, pending notification of next of kin.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Georgetown County Sheriff's Office said she suffered a medical emergency and was pronounced dead at a hospital, and the State Law Enforcement Division is investigating; no cause has been reported.

Reported by: Georgetown County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held her); South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (outside investigators).

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