An Akron man, Markell Hope, fell to his death from a hotel balcony last week during Hurricane Ian in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

An Akron man fell to his death from a hotel balcony last week during Hurricane Ian in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. (Read More Here).

Markell Hope, 34, was trying to do a handstand on a hotel balcony when he fell 15 stories to his death Sept. 30, the Horry County Coroner’s office told South Carolina media. He was pronounced dead at the scene 2:30 p.m., with Myrtle Beach police investigating.

Hope, who was from Akron, was staying at the Patricia Grand Hotel on the 15th floor, the coroner’s office said.

The Myrtle Beach Police Department is investigating.

What a rare open primary for mayor means for the future of Akron. Markell Hope, of Akron, was staying at the Patricia Grand Hotel in Myrtle Beach when he attempted the stunt about 3:30 p.m. Sept. 30, as the storm was passing through, Horry County Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard told WYFF.

He fell 15 floors to his death, officials said.

At least 100 people lost their lives from the Category 4 hurricane in Florida and five more were killed in North Carolina.

More than 60% of the deaths in Florida involved drowning, according to numbers from the state Medical Examiners Commission, weather.com reported.

FOX Television Stations reached out to the Myrtle Beach Police Department for comment Thursday.

Willard shared in the release that the 34-year-old man died at the scene from his injuries. Myrtle Beach Police are investigating the incident, WPDE reported.