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KURE BEACH — The Kure Beach Police Department has released the name of a distressed male swimmer who died on Kure Beach after an unsuccessful life-saving…
KURE BEACH The Kure Beach Police Department confirmed a distressed swimmer passed away in the 200 block of South Fort Fisher Boulevard.
According to witnesses, two bystanders pulled the victim out of the ocean and began life-saving measures. When New Hanover EMS, Kure Beach Fire and Police Department arrived, more life-saving measures were conducted but unsuccessful. The swimmer was pronounced deceased on the scene.
The police said the investigation is ongoing and will provide more info as soon as the family is contacted.
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Winston-Salem resident Antonio Burns helped rescue two girls at Kure Beach
Antonio Burns, a Winston-Salem photographer and videographer, was getting out of the water April 18 at Kure Beach when a nearby friend told him that he saw two girls struggling offshore.
âStop playing,â Burns said to his friend, but then he looked and also realized that the girls were in distress.
âI felt that they didnât know how to swim,â Burns said. âEverything happened so fast.â
Burns, 27, then joined four other beach-goers who entered the water to try to reach the girls who appeared to be about 30 yards offshore. Burns, a graduate of the Quality Education Academy in Winston-Salem, described himself as an average swimmer.