V1 was heading toward Peachtree Landing on the Myrtle Beach ICW at approx. 25mph.  The operator looked toward his friend to take a group photo.  When the operator looked back at the path ahead, the vessel collided with a floating dock platform and then hit the walkway side of the dock.  

This caused one person to be ejected and the driver to suffer minor injuries.  When they came to a stop, they noticed that they were missing a passenger and turned the boat around and began to look for him.  The neighbor to the dock owner helped them tie off at the floating dock platform and helped search for the missing passenger.  The dock owner’s daughter was outside when this took place and immediately called 911 for assistance.  County rescue and deputies responded along with SCDNR.  Horry county’s dive team dove until late in the night and SCDNR’s dive team resumed the search the following day.  SCDNR’s dive team made the recovery.
ICW/Myrtle Beach