Ohio Man Dies In Ocean At Outer Banks
Ohio man dies in ocean from water-related incident at Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Today a man from Ohio died after being removed from the Atlantic Ocean on Hatteras Island. It happened about noon on Monday June, 10, 2019. The incident happened on the beaches located near the old site of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in Buxton, NC on Hatteras Island at the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Multiple agencies responded to the 911 call that was placed at 11:49am this morning.
Those agencies included Hatteras Island Ocean Rescue, Buxton Volunteer Fire Department, Dare County Emergency Medical Services, Dare County Sheriff Officers and the National Park Service Rangers. It was reported by the park service that the man’s family member brought the man back to shore. CPR efforts were initiated by bystanders but resuscitation attempts were sadly unsuccessful. The exact cause of death is unknown at this time. A medical examination is to be performed to obtain the cause of death. The 53-year-old man was a visitor to the Outer Banks and was from Bellbrook, Ohio.
This is the first water-related fatality off Cape Hatteras National Seashore this summer and for the year. Last year there were five water-related fatalities. In 2017 there were seven and in 2016 there were eight. A high risk of rip currents was forecast for most of the beaches along the Seashore today. A high risk of rip currents means that “wind and/or wave conditions support dangerous rip currents. Rip currents are life-threatening to anyone entering the surf.” “Our staff offer our sincere condolences to his family and friends,” said National Parks of Eastern North Carolina Superintendent David Hallac. “We urge all visitors to be very careful when swimming in the Atlantic Ocean.”
The weather today on Hatteras Island was partly sunny with isolated rain. The winds were SW at 13mph. There was a high risk of rip currents in the forecast for most of the beaches along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore today. Unsure if the weather was a factor in todays unfortunate oceanwater-related fatality.
