{"id":4243,"date":"2026-08-04T05:36:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T05:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4243"},"modified":"2026-08-04T05:36:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T05:36:15","slug":"father-and-son-die-in-the-ocean-off-popular-nc-tourist-destination-police-say-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4243","title":{"rendered":"Father and son die in the ocean off popular NC tourist destination, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A father and his son died together in the Atlantic early Sunday off southeastern North Carolina, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4242\">House committee recommends sanctions for Rep. Edwards. Read the report, his response<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>It happened near the 1100 block of Ocean Boulevard West in Holden Beach, which is about a 165-mile drive southeast from downtown Raleigh.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"533\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FUSInterior%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02GjcA8qgseJXRAwjqF4wbT1trhaw4Zz6zAYNWe4QTwGFyScDafCkadYLzQ9NbvMUal&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The two men have been identified as 46-year-old Daniel Jason Roberts and 20-year-old Dylan Daniel Roberts, both of Lenoir, police said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt approximately 9:43 a.m. &#8230; Brunswick County Communications received a report of two adults in distress in the ocean,\u201d Police Chief Steve P. Barger said in an Aug. 3 news release.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolice, fire and EMS personnel responded immediately and initiated rescue and advance life support efforts. Despite those efforts, both individuals were pronounced deceased.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The two were father and son, according to social media post by Dylan Roberts\u2019 wife, Maggie Day. The couple married in May.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4240\">House committee recommends censure for Rep. Edwards of NC for sexual harassment<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI woke up just hurting for you and your dad. You guys didn\u2019t deserve this,\u201d Day wrote. \u201cI can\u2019t believe we lost both of you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Dylan Roberts worked at Town Tavern in Blowing Rock, which announced it was closing Monday \u201cto mourn the heartbreaking loss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A cause of death for the two men has not been released.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Most deaths in the ocean off North Carolina are drownings attributed to rip currents, which are narrow channels of fast-moving water that flow away from beaches, experts say.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMoving at speeds of up to eight feet per second, rip currents can move faster than an Olympic swimmer,\u201d NOAA reports.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPanicked swimmers often try to counter a rip current by swimming straight back to shore \u2014 putting themselves at risk of drowning because of fatigue. Lifeguards rescue tens of thousands of people from rip currents in the U.S. every year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4238\">\u2018He didn\u2019t deserve this\u2019: Friends, family begin to ID victims of In-N-Out shooting<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Father and son die in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina\u2019s coast, police say. 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