SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WECT) – Phillip Bowen was born and raised in Oak Island, and the events of last Saturday were the last thing he ever expected to hit the seaside community.
That night, Bowen stopped in at the bar to have a little fun.
“I turned back around and heard a ‘pop pop.’ Naturally, I turned around and looked above the boat to observe the fireworks that [I expected] would go off after the initial pop. And instead I heard another pop and a white light come out just above the transom of the boat.”…