WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A group of everyday heroes was honored Friday for their actions that helped save the life of Nicole Woods after a near-drowning at Wrightsville Beach.
The Cape Fear Rotary Club recognized bystanders, rescuers and first responders who rushed to help after Woods was caught in a rip current in May.
Woods entered the ocean after a wave knocked her nephew down. Both were pulled into the current, and Woods was later rescued from the water unconscious and without a pulse…