Boater killed after boat hits rocks near Masonboro Inlet

MASONBORO INLET, NC (WWAY) — The Coast Guard says one man is dead after a boat accident at the Masonboro Inlet near Wilmington.

A crew-member aboard the boat contacted the Coast Guard at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday stating that they had hit a rock and one of the three people aboard had been severely injured.

A response boat arrived on the scene and towed the boat back to Wrightsville Beach. A coroner arrived on the scene and pronounced the boater dead. No names have been released so far.