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Coast Guard rescues man from capsized boat
The Coast Guard rescued a man whose boat had capsized 2 nautical miles off Carolina Beach Friday evening.
Posted — UpdatedCAROLINA BEACH, N.C. — The Coast Guard rescued a man whose boat had capsized 2 nautical miles off Carolina Beach Friday evening.
The man radioed for help around 6:30 p.m., saying that his 16-foot vessel had capsized and he was on top of the hull, Coast Guard officials said. A Coast Guard member spotted the man from a pier, and the crew on a 41-foot boat dispatched from Wrightsville Beach rescued him.
The man was wearing a life jacket, officials said.
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