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Jordan McGuire, 58, of Glen Allen, VA., died on Saturday, Aug. 31 after being pulled from the ocean in the Nags Head area of the Outer Banks.He was pulled from the ocean, not breathing and with no pulse just after noon. Nags Head lifeguards performed CPR on McGuire and CPR was continued by Nags Head … Read more
Onlookers watch as National Park Service rangers excavate loggerhead turtle nest.A few days before over a 100 baby loggerhead sea turtles crawled from their nest and made their way along the stretch of sand to the sea. The excavation was to help some remaining baby turtles trapped within the nest. The Park Service rangers wanted … Read more
More than 100 bottlenose dolphins have washed up ashore dead in Virginia this summer. Now 16 dolphins have washed up dead on shore in North Carolina from Corolla to Avon on the Outer Banks. What is the cause for the large number of dolphin deaths is unknown. An intensive scientific inquiry is underway to find … Read more
Cape Point is now open to ORV traffic. Access to Cape Point was shut down on April 9 by the National Park Service. The 4 ½-month closure was the longest shutdown the seashore has seen under the new restrictions by the 2008 consent decree. Shorebird nesting season has ended for this year, but the seashore … Read more
American oystercatcher baby birds learning to fly is the reason there is a delay for ORV access to Cape Point on Hatteras Island this year. Last year the beaches were opened to driving on August 3. It will take another 1-2 weeks this year before beach driving will be allowed. Apparently American oystercatcher babies are … Read more
The charter boat Sandra D out of Pirate’s Cove Marina hit the Bonner Bridge early Monday morning resulting in a large hole in the boat. The boat hit one of the piling under the bridge and started to sink. There were nine people on board with no report of major injuries. The Coast Guard was … Read more
Jason Madachy, 21 years old and from Ohio fell from a 3rd floor deck and died Saturday. He was vacationing at the Outer Banks and was staying at an oceanfront home in South Nags Head. “We believe it was accidental,” police Lt. Kevin Brinkley said. The incident is not under investigation. He said he did … Read more
Edgar Govan of Manteo on Roanoke Island was arrested for the murder of his neighbor Steven Stewart, Jr. Stewart lived just 2 houses down from Govan on Fernando Street. Dare County Deputies were called to the shooting scene about 1:00 am Friday July 26. Stewart died later at the hospital. Govan is being held on … Read more
A man and woman vacationing at the Outer Banks were killed while walking on the side of Highway 12 in Currituck County at the Outer Banks near Corolla. Wesley and Elizabeth Martin from Pennsylvania were killed after being hit by a man driving a SUV on Highway 12. The driver apparently fell asleep and his … Read more
Seven people were rescued by the US Coast Coast off the coast of Cape Hatteras from a 26-foot sinking boat Going Deep. The boaters called for help after the boat started taking on water. Coast Guard out of Elizabeth City responded by boat and helicopter. No injuries were reported and the boat was towed to … Read more
