OUTER BANKS, N.C. — One person has died after a boat capsized in the Oregon Inlet, according to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.
The U.S. Coast Guard found 50-year-old Francis Hennigan Jr. of Glenmoore, Pa., dead in the water at the scene of the overturned boat. Another occupant, 29-year-old Taylor Flannery of Point Pleasant, N.J., was taken to Outer Banks Hospital with minor injuries.
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Boat washes ashore in Outer Banks following deadly incident near Oregon Inlet
The sportfishing boat departed from Cape May, N.J., and was headed towards Florida, according to the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. The boat was planning to stop in Beaufort, N.C., for repairs.
While navigating the Oregon Inlet, the boat capsized. Both occupants were then thrown into the water without life jackets on, according to the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission.
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission says this incident is still under investigation.
