North Carolina
Missing kayaker’s body found in North Carolina marsh – The Coastland Times
The physique of a North Carolina kayaker who was reported lacking by members of the family was recovered on Thursday, a sheriff’s workplace mentioned.
James David Smith, 58, of Greensboro went into the water on Wednesday afternoon in Beaufort, the Carteret County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned in a information launch. Smith final spoke with a member of the family at round 7 p.m., greater than three hours after he put his kayak into the water, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned.
Relations turned involved when Smith hadn’t returned by sundown. He had been vacationing with the household for the week, in accordance with the sheriff’s workplace, which mentioned he was reported lacking round 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Smith’s physique was situated by boaters who noticed a person close to the marsh subsequent to an overturned kayak about 200 yards off the top of Bettie Path Highway within the North River, the information launch mentioned.
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