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Southport Fire Department receives jet ski water rescue training

WWAY News,

September 19, 2022

Swimmer thanks bystanders who saved his life Wednesday in Oak Island

WWAY News,

September 16, 2022

Man saves two girls from ocean using recently-installed Life Safety Rings

WWAY News,

August 15, 2022

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Oak Island adding rescue tubes to all beach accesses

Hannah Patrick,

August 5, 2022

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Man struck by lightning near Masonboro Island on Sunday

Hannah Patrick,

July 3, 2022

Brunswick

Warning issued after man drowns in Oak Island, multiple water rescues

Hannah Patrick,

July 3, 2022

Brunswick

Emergency crews rescue distressed windsurfer

WWAY News,

April 6, 2022

3 dead, 2 missing after tubers go over Duke Energy dam near NC state line

WWAY News,

June 17, 2021

Boy meets good Samaritan credited with water rescue in Kure Beach

WWAY News,

September 25, 2020

Mother thankful for man who saved her 6-year-old son at Kure Beach

Tanner Barth,

September 23, 2020

Prank drownings, false alarms could put lives and resources at risk

WWAY News,

June 5, 2020

Nearly a dozen water rescues conducted at Surf City beaches in 24 hours

WWAY News,

May 28, 2020

Two rescued from capsized catamaran off Sunset Beach coast

WWAY News,

May 26, 2020

Police ID men pulled from ocean in Kure Beach

WWAY News,

October 4, 2019

OBX photographer captures ocean rescue in real time from pier

WWAY News,

September 25, 2019

Fishermen rescue passengers on life raft after plane crashes in the Bahamas

WWAY News,

August 9, 2019

More than 35 water rescues reported on Wrightsville Beach

Andrew James,

August 4, 2019

Swimmer pulled from water in Oak Island has died

WWAY News,

July 20, 2019

Swimmer pulled from the water in Oak Island, remains in ICU

WWAY News,

July 19, 2019

26 swift water rescue teams get new equipment

Andrew James,

July 14, 2019

UPDATE: Wife says husband died attempting to rescue children off Wrightsville Beach

Kevin Dumas,

July 14, 2019

Lifeguards respond to multiple rip current rescues along area beaches

WWAY News,

May 8, 2019

Marine dies after being pulled from Emerald Isle surf

WWAY News,

May 5, 2019

VIDEO: Women rescued from rip current at Fort Fisher

WWAY News,

April 17, 2019

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Southport Fire Department receives jet ski water rescue training

Swimmer thanks bystanders who saved his life Wednesday in Oak Island

Man saves two girls from ocean using recently-installed Life Safety Rings

Oak Island adding rescue tubes to all beach accesses

Man struck by lightning near Masonboro Island on Sunday

Warning issued after man drowns in Oak Island, multiple water rescues

Emergency crews rescue distressed windsurfer

3 dead, 2 missing after tubers go over Duke Energy dam near NC state line

Boy meets good Samaritan credited with water rescue in Kure Beach

Mother thankful for man who saved her 6-year-old son at Kure Beach

Prank drownings, false alarms could put lives and resources at risk

Nearly a dozen water rescues conducted at Surf City beaches in 24 hours

Two rescued from capsized catamaran off Sunset Beach coast

Police ID men pulled from ocean in Kure Beach

OBX photographer captures ocean rescue in real time from pier

Fishermen rescue passengers on life raft after plane crashes in the Bahamas

More than 35 water rescues reported on Wrightsville Beach

Swimmer pulled from water in Oak Island has died

Swimmer pulled from the water in Oak Island, remains in ICU

26 swift water rescue teams get new equipment

UPDATE: Wife says husband died attempting to rescue children off Wrightsville Beach

Lifeguards respond to multiple rip current rescues along area beaches

Marine dies after being pulled from Emerald Isle surf

VIDEO: Women rescued from rip current at Fort Fisher

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