Man on sailboat rescued on Rudee Inlet side of Croatan Beach
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. â Virginia Beach Emergency Dispatch got a call about an emergency on the water at Croatan Beach near Rudee Inlet just after 11 p.m. Tuesday.
Capt. Sarah Druy with the Virginia Beach EMS Marine Rescue Team responded to the scene and saw the sailboat in trouble.
First responders didnât know if the man on the sailboat was injured, but he was OK and got checked out by first responders when they reached him.
âHe was anchored but his anchor broke loose, so he drifted into the shore and got caught up in the shallow waters,â Druy said.
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