GARNER, N.C. (WNCN) — A Garner man is spending another night at the UNC burn center after a freak accident over Memorial Day weekend.
Being on the water and fishing is no stranger to Connor Gecewicz.
Saturday, Gecewicz and his friends set sail off the coast of Topsail Beach to go fishing, but a mile into the trip, he noticed the bilge pump was not working during their safety check. He went down to check what exactly was wrong.
“I just remember watching the flames just tornado swirl around the cubby and then come straight up at my face,” Gecewicz said…