Left something behind on the Grand Strand? Most items turn up within a day — here's exactly who to call and where to look.
Most lost items along the Grand Strand are recovered within the first 24 hours — and the biggest factor is how quickly you start looking and who you contact first. In almost every case that’s the business where you lost it, not the police. Use this page to find exactly who to call for your situation.
Call it first. Then locate it with Find My iPhone or Find My Device, put it in Lost Mode with a callback number, and contact your carrier if you think it was stolen.
Lock or freeze your cards in your bank app immediately, then call your bank. Consider a fraud alert or credit freeze with Equifax, Experian and TransUnion, and file a police report if you suspect theft.
Replace it through your home state’s DMV. South Carolina residents can start at scdmvonline.com.
Visiting from another country? Contact your embassy or consulate as soon as possible. U.S. citizens can start at travel.state.gov.
Work these steps in order in the first 30 minutes you notice your item is gone. Most items are recovered at step 2.
Think back to the last place you definitely had it, and every stop since — beach chair, restaurant table, rideshare, golf cart, hotel room or attraction. Many items are turned in within minutes.
Contact the hotel front desk, vacation-rental company, restaurant, attraction, golf course, marina, shopping center or beach-chair rental company and ask them to check their lost-and-found — and to loop in housekeeping, security or maintenance.
Give the brand, color, size, any identifying marks, roughly where you left it, and the approximate time. The more specific you are, the faster staff can match it to you.
Call back and ask for Housekeeping or Lost & Found — not just the front desk — since rooms aren’t searched until they’re cleaned. Leave your contact info and a shipping address; many properties will mail your item back (usually at your cost).
If a good Samaritan found it, this is likely where they’ll post. You can also go to these groups and ask for help or local knowledge.
Search local Facebook groups for Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, Surfside Beach and Murrells Inlet, plus neighborhood pages near where you lost it.
Post your lost item or question on the local sub-Reddit. Locals often spot and repost found items.
List you item it on a community lost-and-found service such as LostAndFound.io.
If you believe your item was taken — or it’s a high-value item, wallet or ID — report it to the police department serving the area where it happened. In Myrtle Beach, the police non-emergency line is 843-918-1382.
Staying elsewhere on the Grand Strand? Find the right non-emergency number for North Myrtle Beach, Surfside Beach, Atlantic Beach, or Horry and Georgetown counties on our Emergency Services directory.
Head back to the spot as soon as you can and check with the nearest lifeguard (when on duty) and the beach-chair or umbrella rental company that services that stretch of sand. Items left on the sand are turned in constantly; anything that washed into the surf may not be recoverable.
Usually, yes. Ask for Housekeeping or Lost & Found, leave a shipping address, and expect to cover return shipping. The sooner you call after checkout the better — rooms aren’t searched until they’re cleaned.
It varies, so don’t wait. Many restaurants and attractions only hold items a couple of weeks before donating or discarding them; hotels and rentals often hold longer. Call as soon as you realize it’s missing.
Airport lost-and-found is handled separately from the airlines — contact Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR) through flymyrtlebeach.com. If you left it on the plane, contact your airline directly.
Turn it in where it was found — a store or restaurant employee, attraction security, or hotel front desk — so the owner can retrace to it. For something found in a public area with no clear owner, call the local police non-emergency line for guidance. Please don’t take valuables home “to keep them safe”; owners almost always check back with the place they lost it.
No questions match your search.
Snap your passport, license and cards and store them securely — not in your wallet.
Drop an AirTag or Tile in luggage, camera bags, keys and backpacks.
Note serials for phones, cameras and laptops so you can prove ownership.
Enable Find My / Find My Device before you travel so a lost phone can be located.
