A man visiting from out of state with his family died after trying to save his three daughters off Shackleford Banks Monday afternoon.
WITN reports that the incident happened around 12:50 p.m. after the three girls were caught in a rip current on the west end of the island. The father, identified as Rick Brown, 35, from Tennessee, then jumped in to try and save them.
The girls were rescued by a nearby boater, but Brown could not make it back in.
Atlantic Beach Fire Chief Adam Synder said an off-duty paramedic performed CPR on Brown, while crews continued to work on him until they arrived at Carteret Health Care. Brown was later pronounced dead.
Brown worked for Maymead, Inc, a paving contractor in Mountain City, TN. Company officials said Brown was vacationing with his family in Emerald Isle.