Danger of Large Waves
We are grateful to Patrick for reaching out to us and encouraging us to share his story. In light of the recent tragedy on the island, this is such a timely message and warning.
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Cross-Training with Oak Island Fire Department
We are finally getting around to posting some photos of our recent surf launch training with Oak Island Fire Department. We did this joint surf-launch training on July 9, 2019 and have more photos to edit and videos to share in the coming days. Surf launching is our bread and butter. It is the most […]
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Patient Transport from The Point
This afternoon at 4:35 PM, we responded the the Kings Lynn Drive side of “The Point” at the far West end of the island with our new 4×4 truck to assist Oak Island Fire Department and Brunswick County EMS with transporting a patient off the strand. Oak Island Police Department also responded to clear traffic […]
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Drone Featured on WECT TV News
We have been working for quite some time to add aerial drone capabilities to our fleet and toolbox, and are now ready to respond to emergencies using our DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise drone! This is not your “off-the-shelf” drone but rather a very advanced piece of aerial equipment that we will use for water rescues […]
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NC Man Dies After Suffering Broken Neck
At 5:42 PM, Oak Island Water Rescue, Oak Island Fire Department, Oak Island Police Department, Brunswick County EMS, and St. James EMS were all dispatched to the beach in the area of East 3rd Place for a report of a male patient in cardiac arrest and/or possible drowning. A helicopter from VitaLink was also requested […]
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Stranded Swimmers on Sheep Island
Tonight at 10:51 PM, Oak Island Water Rescue, Oak Island Fire Department, and Oak Island Police Department were alerted for a report of persons in distress in the vicinity of The Point/Sheep Island. Information from the 911 caller was that two persons wearing PFDs had attempted to swim across “the sound” (Eastern Channel). Oak Island […]
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Watercraft Incident
At 3:23 PM, Oak Island Water Rescue and Oak Island Police Department were dispatched to the beach in the vicinity of 5th Place West based on a report of a sailboat having capsized with 2 people on board. We arrived within minutes in truck 4481 and our surf-launch boat, 4491. It was determined the boat […]
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The New 4482 is Ready!
Thanks in part to your generous donations, our new truck is now ready for rescues! Our old “Gray Ghost” Dodge Ram 1500 served us well, but it was eagerly awaiting its retirement and had one foot in the grave for a long time. We recently purchased this 2016 Ford F150 from a local dealership with […]
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Patient Transport Following Fall
This morning at 11:52 AM we were dispatched to the beach in the vicinity of 27th Place West to transport a patient that suffered a leg injury. Oak Island Water Rescue responded with 2 4×4 trucks, including our new truck that your generous donations are making possible! The patient was transported to a waiting ambulance […]
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Floating Debris
If you saw our vehicles on the beach just before lunch, we were investigating a report of a raft a few hundred yards off the beach. We responded with two 4×4 trucks and the surf launch boat. In coordination with Oak Island Fire Department and Oak Island Police Department, we were able to determine that […]
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