Stuart Hooper from Cincinnati, Ohio died on Thursday after an ocean rescue the day before on Wednesday on Hatteras Island and the Cape Hatteras national Seashore. A call was made about a swimmer being in trouble near Ramp 49 in Frisco late in the afternoon. He was brought to shore by Hatteras Island Rescue Squad and Dare County EMS. CPR was carried out and he was transported by ambulance to the medical center in nearby Avon, then airlifted to Norfolk hospital. Hatteras Island Rescue Squad and Dare County EMS members were told on Thursday that Mr. Hooper had died. He was 44 years old and had been at the beach with his wife and 2 kids. Tropical Storm Bertha had been way off the coast in the Atlantic Ocean earlier in the week but surf was up and there was a warning of rip currents due to the tropical storm.
Location of Ramp 49 in Frisco,NC at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore
