Woman dies after being pulled from ocean at Outer Banks; 6th death this year

DUCK, N.C. (AP) — Authorities on the North Carolina coast say a woman has died, days after she was pulled from rough surf in the Atlantic Ocean.

The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk reports the town of Duck said the woman was among five people pulled from the ocean Friday at a beach access. Officials said the unidentified woman was unresponsive and taken to the hospital, where she died Sunday.

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City officials said the other victims rescued refused treatment.

The woman is the sixth person to die on the Outer Banks in 2018 while swimming in the Atlantic. A 4-year-old boy died in April while walking along a Kitty Hawk beach when a large wave knocked him down and pulled him into the surf.

Two years ago, nine people died while swimming on the Outer Banks.

Associated Press