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.
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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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