Thursday, Aug 30, 2007
Kevin Hunt, 53, of Lake Villa, Illinois, and his twin brother, Keith, were body-boarding in the surf in front of their rental cottage in Rodanthe on the afternoon of August 23rd when Keith became tired and decided the take a break. Kevin said that he was having fun and was going to stay out a little longer. When Keith left, Kevin, an experienced surfer, was assisting a less experienced surfer get up on his board. Keith watched from the beach for a little while, then went into their beach house. A short while later, Keith walked out on to the deck to check on Kevin and saw that he was about 40 to 50 feet from shore at the outer edge of the surf break zone and not swimming, just floating with his head up. He then thought that he heard Kevin yell for help. Keith ran back out with his body board and attempted to paddle out to Kevin, who he was now sure was calling for help. Before he could reach Kevin, though, he lost sight of him. Keith then returned to the house and called for assistance. Units from Chicamacomico Banks Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, Dare County EMS and the park all responded. Hunt was found offshore, about 20 minutes after last being seen and 100 yards from the place last seen. He was pulled from the water, but found to have no detectable vital signs. Although advanced life support measures were begun by Dare County paramedics, he could not be revived. There were no indications of any rip currents in the area at the time.
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