Body of missing swimmer found off North Carolina coast

WILMINGTON, N.C. — The body of a missing swimmer has been found off the North Carolina coast.

Tim Riley, deputy chief for Currituck Fire & EMS, tells local media outlets the body of the 30-year-old man was found shortly before 1 a.m. Friday in the Pine Island section of Corolla Beach.

The U.S. Coast Guard says it got a 911 call Thursday about a man seen by his wife going underwater and not resurfacing.

An already-airborne MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Elizabeth City was dispatched to the scene, as well as a 47-foot Medium Life Boat crew from Station Oregon Inlet in Nags Head.

The Currituck County Sheriff's Office is investigating. The man's name has not been released.

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Associated Press