North Carolina man dies off coast of Outer Banks

MANTEO, N.C. — A North Carolina man died Friday while swimming in the Atlantic Ocean off the Outer Banks, the National Park Service said.

According to a news release, the man, who was from Horse Shoe in Henderson County but whose identity wasn’t immediately released, was reported by a friend to be feeling tired in the ocean without a flotation device. The man was near the northern entrance to Buxton, the park service said. The friend called 911 at around 11 a.m., officials said.

Hatteras Island Rescue Squad personnel went into the ocean and brought the man to shore, where they performed CPR.

The park service said rip currents aren’t thought to be a factor in the man’s death and were not occurring at where the man was found.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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