NAGS HEAD, N.C. (WNCT) -- An 18-year-old from Columbus drowned Wednesday in the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
Representatives with the Nags Head Fire and Rescue and Nags Head Police Department confirmed a body was pulled from the ocean Wednesday.
They confirmed the body was an 18-year-old from Columbus. Their identity has yet to be released.
Officers were called to the Gull Street Public Beach Access on South Virginia Dare Trail about 2:51 p.m. for swimmers in distress.