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Mallory Beach died on Feb. 24, 2019, when she was 19 years old

The student, who had hopes of becoming an interior designer, died after a boating accident in which Paul Murdaugh allegedly drunkenly crashed the vessel

Mallory's family has remembered "how full of life she was" before her tragic death

Mallory Beach was a 19-year-old student who tragically died in a boating accident .

On Feb. 23, 2019, Mallory embarked on a boat ride with some of her friends — including Paul Murdaugh — in Beaufort, S.C. The group used the boat to travel to an oyster roast house party across town, where they all consumed alcohol for several hours, authorities claimed.

A little after 1 a.m. on Feb. 24, the friends began making their way back to the boat. Some of the group later told law en

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