Person rescued from ocean in North Topsail Beach after boat strikes sandbar

NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH, NC (WWAY) — A person was rescued from the ocean over the weekend near North Topsail Beach.
The rescue took place Sunday around 10:00 a.m.
A small boat was spotted stuck on a sandbar just offshore. It was quickly discovered a person had been thrown from the boat and was being searched for in the ocean.
Several bystanders helped bring the man back to shore.