A man was killed in a boating accident in Brunswick
County Monday evening.
According to Officer Scott Pritchard with the N.C.
Wildlife Resources Commission, Martin Scott McDonald, 58, died in the incident
that happened around 5 p.m. in Rices Creek off Governors Road in the Winnabow
area.
Pritchard said McDonald and a passenger in the boat
were returning from fishing and hit a tree that was in the water on their way
back to land. According to Pritchard, the victim died from injuries sustained
in the accident and the passenger was not injured.
Blunt force trauma is the likely cause of McDonald’s
death, Pritchard said. Since the passenger is a witness in the case, his name
was not released Monday night.
Alcohol was found in the boat, but Pritchard said it
was too early to determine whether or not that was a factor in the accident.
Source: wncn.com
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