MANTEO, N.C. - A 46-year-old male from Falls Church, Virginia died in an apparent drowning at the south end of Hatteras Island last evening.
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At 9:34 p.m. May 28, a Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) visitor reported finding a body floating in ocean water at the end of Pole Road, located at the south end of Hatteras Island.
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Two Seashore Rangers, Dare County Emergency Medical Services and Hatteras Island Rescue Squad responded to the incident.
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Family members of the 46-year-old male from Falls Church, Virginia stated that he was surf fishing prior to the water-related incident.
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Ocean conditions in the area were reported to be rough.
No further details are available.
Tags: fatality
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
