CRAVEN COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - A 59-year-old man died this afternoon in Adams Creek.

Craven County deputies say they were called to Waterway Drive shortly after noon.

Preliminary reports say the man was trying to swim from a dock to recover a boat that had floated away when witnesses lost sight of him.

First responders recovered the man’s body, and deputies say there is nothing suspicious about the death at this time.

The victim’s name has not yet been released.

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