Ocean rescue saves flipped kayaker from fish hook

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC (WWAY) — A fisherman in Wrighstville Beach caught something besides a fish Sunday.

Ocean Rescue Captain Jeremy Owens said a man flipped his kayak after he snagged a fishing hook. He said the kayaker took the hook to the head. Owens said the fishing line was cast from Johnnie Mercer’s Pier.

Lifeguards helped the man out of the water and then got him checked out on the shore.  Owens said the kayaker is going to be okay, but he does have a wound on his head.