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Charlotte man one of 3 Wilmington-area drownings last weekend

HOLDEN BEACH, N.C. — A Charlotte man was one of three people who drowned in the Wilmington area last weekend, officials said.

Officials said 20-year-old Patryck Bass died at a hospital following a reported drowning at Holden Beach on Sunday afternoon.

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Emergency crews responded to the drowning on Ocean Boulevard West near the Holden Beach Fishing Pier.

Officials said bystanders applied CPR, and Bass was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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