Published: Jul. 14, 2024 at 4:00 PM EDT|Updated: 13 hours ago
OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) – A teenager drowned in Ocean Isle Beach on early Sunday afternoon, according to town mayor Debbie Smith. Smith says the incident happened around 12:30 or 1:00 p.m.
Smith says three teenagers got caught in a suspected rip current. Two of the three were able to be saved in time.
She says the teenagers were on a chaperoned field trip and were not from the area.
The deceased’s identity has not yet been released to the public.
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