Body found in the ocean near pier on North Carolina beach identified, police say
Police have identified the man found dead in the ocean at a North Carolina beach over July 4 weekend, media outlets report.
On Friday, police were called to Sunset Beach around 6 a.m. about an unresponsive man in the water, according to WWAY.
Officers pulled the man from the surf near the Sunset Beach commercial fishing pier, and he was pronounced dead at the scene, according to WECT.
On Monday, Sunset Beach Police identified the man as 30-year-old Matthew DelBuono of Calabash, according to the StarNews
Chief Ken Klamar said the preliminary investigation showed DelBuono’s death was “self-inflicted,” but the coroner’s office hasn’t given an official cause of death and the investigation is ongoing, WECT reported.
The long holiday weekend proved to be especially troubled on North Carolina beaches.
On Saturday, a 12-year-old boy was rescued from the ocean on Holden Beach, North Carolina, according to the StarNews.
A 60-year-old man from Raleigh disappeared Wednesday morning while swimming with a boogie board near the Oregon Inlet on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, according to the National Park Service.
Another man whose identity has not been released is in critical condition after being rescued from the water on Atlantic Beach on Saturday afternoon, according to WITN.
This story was originally published July 7, 2019 at 11:52 AM with the headline "Body found in the ocean near pier on North Carolina beach identified, police say."
