Tourist falls off boat near Outer Banks and is discovered dead, NC officials say

A Maryland man died along North Carolina’s Outer Banks while struggling with a tangled anchor, according to the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission.

Scott Matthew Johnson, 44, of Gaithersburg, was on the west side of the barrier islands when he fell into the water, the commission said in a news release.

The incident happened Tuesday, July 22, in the Currituck Sound, and remains under investigation…

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