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Florence man dies after kayak capsizes at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, rangers say

BREAKING NEWS. THIS IS WYFF NEWS 4 TODAY. IT SHOULDN’T BE HERE. I SHOULDN’T BE HERE. FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP APPEARS BEFORE A MICHIGAN CROWD IN HIS FIRST RALLY AFTER THE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON HIM. AND PRISMA HEALTH ALSO WANTS TO CONTINUE OUTSIDE OF SOUTH CAROLINA WHERE YOUR CARE COULD GO NEXT. GOOD MORNING. I’M PEYTON FURTADO. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH US ON YOUR SUNDAY MORNING. TODAY IS ANOTHER LIVE SUPER DOPPLER FOR IMPACT DAY. WE’VE HAD A FEW OF THEM THIS WEEK BECAUSE OF THE HEAT AND STORMS. AND HEY, IT DOESN’T STOP TODAY. WE HAVE METEOROLOGIST SYDNEY SULLIVAN IN THE STUDIO TO TELL US A LITTLE MORE ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT. HOW SHOULD PEOPLE PREPARE FOR TODAY? SYDNEY? YES, IT’S ONE OF THOSE DAYS YOU WANT TO HAVE YOUR RAIN GEAR READY. WE’LL BE CHECKING SOME SPOTATED RAIN AND STORMS. ACTUALLY ANYTIME OF THE DAY, BUT ESPECIALLY AS WE MOVE INTO THE AFTERNOON, WE’RE SEEING SOME RAIN THIS MORNING, AND THAT’S ALSO BRINGING WITH IT SOME LOW CLOUD COVER AND SOME WIDESCREEN FOG STARTING TO DEVELOP, ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. SO LESS THAN A HALF A MILE TO CULLOWHEE. VISIBILITY TOWARDS UNION, GAFFNEY, RUTHERFORDTON. ALSO SEEING SOME WIDESCREEN FOG STARTING TO DEVELOP. ALSO WE’RE SEEING SOME RAIN AND STORMS MOVING THROUGH OUR AREA AS WE’RE LOOKING AT IT. WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA IS MOSTLY DRY. THERE IS A BREAK OF RAIN AND PRETTY SPLASHES MOVING TO FRANKLIN AND AGAIN TO WALHALLA. THE REST OF US IS DRY BUT IT COULD STILL FEEL A LITTLE HUMID OUTSIDE. We have a humid air mass that is forecast to hold close to the forecast today through most of next week. So even though we’ve had a break from the high temperatures of last week, it’s still going to be a little muggy right now. Temperatures are in the 18-20s Celsius range and over the next 12 hours our temperatures will still climb a few degrees below average, reaching a high of 28 degrees. AGAIN, THERE WILL BE SOME SPOTS OF RAIN AND STORMS, BUT I EXPECT IT TO REMAIN FOR THE MOST PART FROM LATE MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON. YOU’LL SEE A LITTLE MORE CLOUD COVER AND THEN THOSE SPOTS OF RAIN AND STORMS WILL START TO COME BACK INTO THE FORECAST IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BUT WE’LL BE LOOKING AT THE LATEST TIME OF THE STORMS VERY SOON. AND WHEN WE FINALLY SEE A LITTLE MORE SUNSHINE BACK INTO THE FORECAST, PEYTON, THANKS, SYDNEY, WE HAVE SOME BREAKING NEWS FOR THIS MORNING. THE PICKENS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING. DEPUTIES TELL US THEY ARE RESPONDING TO THIS AREA WITH THE ROLLING STAGE IN CENTRAL WITH ZERO VISIBILITY THAT YOU CAN SEE RIGHT ON YOUR SCREEN. THAT’S ALL THE INFORMATION WE HAVE AT THIS TIME. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY STILL A DEVELOPING STORY. SO WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATE ON AIR AND ONLINE AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE AND IN A COMMITMENT TO FINISHING THE YEAR 2020 FOR FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP BACK ON THE CAMPAIGN A LITTLE OVER A WEEK AFTER HE SURVIVED AN ASSAULT. TRUMP WAS CAMPAIGNING IN GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, WITH VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE AND OHIO SENATOR JD VANCE AT HIS SIDE. THE LARGE WHITE BANDAGE AROUND HIS RIGHT EAR HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A SMALLER BEIGE BANDAGE. IT IS ONLY BY THE GRACE OF ALMIGHTY GOD THAT I STAND BEFORE YOU. THAT’S TRUE. I SHOULDN’T BE HERE. TRUMP’S SPEECH REPEATING SIMILAR THEMES WHEN HE ACCEPT THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL LAST THURSDAY AND NEW DETAILS ARE EMERGING ABOUT FRIDAY’S PHONE CALL BETWEEN FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY. ZELENSKY’S SPEAKER SAYS THE TWO HAD A GOOD TALK AND TRUMP TOLD ZELENSKY NOT TO BELIEVE WHAT HE CALLS IS FAKE NEWS. IT’S POSSIBLE. RE-ELECTION WOULD BENEFIT RUSSIA. 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THEY CARRY SIGNS THAT READS, “PASSED THE TORCH, SAVED THE PLANET AND DEMOCRACY, DEFEATED MAGA.” LISTEN, PEOPLE ARE GETTING OLD, RIGHT? IT LITERALLY HAPPENS TO EVERYONE. IT’S GOING TO HAPPEN TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US HERE, RIGHT? YES. IF WE ARE FORTUNED TO LIVE LONG AND FULFILLED LIFE LIKE BIDEN, WE ALL COME TO A POINT WHERE, TO USE A PHRASE, WE DON’T SPEAK AS SMOOTHLY AS WE USED TO. WE DON’T DEBATE AS WELL AS WE USED TO. PRESIDENT BIDEN WAS NOT IN THE WHITE HOUSE AT THIS TIME. HE IS HOME IN DELAWARE WHERE HE IS RECOVERING FROM COVID, AND PRESIDENT BIDEN’S PHYSICIAN, DR. KEVIN O’CONNOR, HAS ISSUE A NEW LETTER ON THE PRESIDENT’S CONDITION AS HE RECOVERS FROM COVID. ACCORDING TO DR. O’CONNOR, PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS TAKEN HIS SIXTH DOSE OF PAXLOVID. THIS IS A PILL TAKEN TO TREAT COVID-19 AND PREVENT SYMPTOMS FROM WORSEEN. 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Florence man dies after kayak capsizes at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, rangers say

Cape Hatteras National Seashore rangers said a South Carolina man died in a kayaking accident. (Video above: WYFF News Morning Headlines) On Saturday morning, July 20, a 72-year-old Florence man launched his kayak from the beach near Ramp 43 of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, east of Cape Point Campground near Buxton, North Carolina. According to rangers, passersby saw the kayak capsize as the man attempted to ride a wave about 50 yards from the beach. The passersby swam out to rescue him by pulling him out of the kayak and back to the beach. When the passersby got the man to the beach, they attempted CPR, but it was unsuccessful, authorities said. In addition to rangers, several agencies were on the scene, including Dare County Emergency Medical Services, Dare County Sheriff’s Office and Hatteras Island Ocean Rescue. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is investigating because the death occurred while kayaking.

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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore Rangers said a South Carolina man died in a kayaking accident.

(Video above: WYFF News Morning Headlines)

On Saturday morning, July 20, a 72-year-old Florence man launched his kayak from the beach near Ramp 43 of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, east of Cape Point Campground near Buxton, North Carolina.

According to rangers, passersby saw the kayak capsize as the man attempted to ride a wave about 50 yards from the beach. The passersby swam out to rescue him by pulling him out of the kayak and bringing him back to the beach.

When bystanders brought the man to the beach, they tried to resuscitate him but were unsuccessful, authorities said.

In addition to the rangers, several organizations were on site, including Dare County Emergency Services, Dare County Sheriff’s Office and Hatteras Island Ocean Rescue.

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is investigating because the death occurred while kayaking.

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