HICKOY, N.C. — A man has died after being thrown from a boat while on Lake Hickory Saturday morning, wildlife officials said.
Officials said they received a call around 4 a.m. that two men had been thrown from a boat about half a mile west of the Highway 321 bridge.
One of the men, later identified as Terry Josh Fowler, was not wearing a life vest. His body was found near the center of the channel in about 16 feet of water, according to wildlife officials.
Charges are not expected to be filed, according to wildlife officials.
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Officials said the boat did not have a kill switch and ran into the bank.
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