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After 2 alligator scares in weeks, NC beach town police warn about ‘aggressive’ gators
SUNSET BEACH, N.C. (WNCN) — Police at a North Carolina beach town have warned about “aggressive” nesting alligators after encounters with the dangerous reptiles twice in less than three weeks. Sunset Beach officers first reported the driver of a car was kept away from his vehicle on June 20 when an alligator was spotted lurking […]
Young woman dies at Brunswick beach after being pulled from rip current
A teen drowned just east of the pier at Ocean Isle Beach Sunday afternoon. According to Ocean Isle Beach Mayor Debbie Smith, the victim was a young girl who was part of a high school group from the Winston-Salem area. The group had taken a day trip to the beach and were swimming when the victim was caught in a rip current and became distressed.
North Myrtle Beach police pursuing charges against man accused of bringing 15-year-old Indiana girl to Horry County
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — North Myrtle Beach police are pursuing charges against a man accused of going to the home of a 15-year-old girl in Indiana in June and bringing her to Horry County. A June 20 North Myrtle Beach police report obtained over the weekend by News13 indicated that authorities plan to […]
Family of 2023 drowning victim to sue North Myrtle Beach, attorney says
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — The family of a Florida man who drowned while swimming off the coast in North Myrtle Beach last summer is suing the city. Michael Letzkus, 30, of Sanford, Fla., died July 26, 2023 at Seacoast Hospital — five days after being pulled from the water near 54th Avenue N […]
With an intense rip current season, Oak Island Water Rescue provides tips to keep you safe
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC — There were three separate drownings at three different beaches in the past four days including at Ocean Isle Beach, Surf City Beach, and Litchfield Beach. They were all caused by the same thing, rip currents. This season the rip current risks have been “pretty high”...
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