Missing Ocean Isle swimmer found alive

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A man is alive after being reported missing on Ocean Isle Beach early Thursday morning.

According to Craig Sanders with the US Coast Guard, the 26-year-old man was swimming near 371 E. 1st Street. He was reported missing around 3:30 a.m.

Sanders said the man was found in the sand dunes on the north end of the beach by Brunswick County Fire and Water Rescue around an hour later.

No other information is available at this time.