Coast Guard searching for hoax caller in Wilmington area

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – The Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS) and Sector North Carolina are searching for who is responsible for making fake distress phone calls.

According to the Coast Guard, the individual made multiple fake distress calls from the Wilmington area, specifically the Leland and Brunswick County area.

The Coast Guard says the calls included the individual calling out for help with various locations and descriptions of the vessels or nature of distress…

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