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Overturned kayak in Banks Channel leads to rescue by local boat captain
By Dan Bullard
Contributing Writer
Sea Tow Captain Aaron Stasiak sprung into action Saturday after being flagged-down and alerted to an overturned kayak in Banks Channel.
Stasiak...
Bigger watercraft gives Wrightsville Beach lifeguards more rescue options
A freak accident left a man with a broken leg on Palm Tree Island. Unable to move on his own, this type of injury...
Coast Guard, NC Wildlife Resource Commission and good Samaritan rescue sea turtle
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The Coast Guard, the North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission and a good Samaritan rescued an injured sea turtle on Monday, less than a mile...
Stranded divers rescued drifting in the dark
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 by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nate Littlejohn
U.S. Coast Guard
A loud pop startled two scuba divers exploring a wreck 50 feet below the ocean's surface...
Community organizations pitch in to help Wrightsville Beach Fire Department get new infrared camera
Thanks to financial backing from two local groups, the Wrightsville Beach Fire Department has a new high-tech tool to help them perform their duties.
The...
Bystanders rescue drowning man at Wrightsville
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Coast Guard, WBOR rescue two stranded boaters off Masonboro Inlet
The Coast Guard and Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue rescued two stranded boaters from a jetty in Masonboro Inlet on Friday. The Coast Guard responded...
UPDATE: Wrightsville Beach woman in intensive care released from hospital
UPDATE around noon Sunday, Aug. 24:
Wylene Booth McDonald, the 57-year-old Wrightsville Beach resident that fell from a vessel in Banks Channel the evening of...
Drowned surfer rescued by bystanders and lifeguards
While larger swells from Tropical Storm Bertha lingered at Wrightsville Beach on Wednesday, Aug. 6, one surfer was spotted floating motionless on his board...
Unconscious swimmer pulled from surf
A white male around 40 years old was found unconscious and rescued by Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue just north of Crystal Pier on Saturday,...
