Fisherman fatality in overturned boat accident on 2 acre pond

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Fisherman fatality in overturned boat accident on 2 acre pond

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BEAUFORT COUNTY, NC (WITN) - One person is dead after a boating accident in Beaufort County Friday that is now under investigation by the sheriff's office.


Beaufort County Emergency Management Director Chris Newkirk says two people were involved in the accident around 9:30 a.m. One person died; the other was transported to Vidant Beaufort Hospital in Washington.

Deputies and EMS Personnel were dispatched to find a 57 year old male victim had been pulled from the water, but was unresponsive.

Deputies learned that 2 men from Scranton NC, in Hyde County had been fishing on the pond in a small boat when the boat overturned.

More info and video at Channl 7 news: http://www.witn.com/content/news/Dive-t ... 91991.html
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