Kayaker in ICU following Oak Island boat accident

OAK ISLAND, NC (WWAY) — A North Carolina Wildlife Officer says the kayaker hit by a boat in Oak Island Monday night is in the ICU.

The US Coast Guard says the boat hit a man kayaking around 9 p.m. in the Intracoastal Waterway near SE 49th Street. While two people were kayaking together, only one was injured.

The wildlife officer says the kayaker has serious injuries from broken ribs to a lacerated liver and a substantial arm injury.

They say the boat captain was heading toward St. James from dinner and didn’t see the kayaker until it was too late.

The NC Wildlife Resource Commission is now investigating, but say they don’t foresee charges in the case.