Fatality reported on Duck beach

Published 2:15 pm Friday, June 9, 2023

: The area of Ocean Crest Way in Duck. Google Maps image

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The Town of Duck has reported a fatality involving a beachgoer.

According to a Duck press release issued Friday afternoon, June 9, on Thursday, June 8 at 11:23 a.m., the Duck Fire Department, Duck Surf Rescue, Duck Police Department and Dare County EMS were dispatched to Ocean Crest Way in the Oceancrest subdivision in Duck after bystanders reported a swimmer in distress.

A good Samaritan pulled the man from the water. He was unresponsive and lifesaving measures were initiated by bystanders until first responders took over medical efforts upon their arrival.

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“Despite all efforts, the patient was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:15 p.m. by Dare County EMS,” stated the release.

The decedent, 80, was visiting the area from Schaumburg, Illinois.

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