RedactedNarrative: On July 31, 2017 at appx 11:30, the New Hanover County Sheriff's dispatch of a vessel taking on water at Carolina Beach Inlet.  Wildlife Officers were notified on July 31ST about the incident and completed the following investigation.
  
  Upon speaking to the vessel operator, he stated that the vessel was at anchor in the Carolina Beach Inlet.  It was an incoming tide while himself and the passenger, were fishing in appx 20 feet of water.  
  
  A larger unknown vessel was heading North on the ICW and thru a wake towards the anchored vessel.  The wake from the passing vessel was appx 3-4' high and came over the transom of Operator1's anchored vessel filling it with water.  Operator1 attempted to run the boat onto the nearby beach, but the boat overturned.  Operator1's vessel then turned over onto the port side.  At this point the two occupants were thrown into the water.  The vessel then sank stern first in about 30-45 seconds.  Operator1 and the passenger  were picked up out of the water by another passing boat and taken back to the Carolina Beach Wildlife. Access Area.
  
  The owner of the vessel was in contact with Tow Boat to salvage the vessel from the inlet.
  
  No one was injured in this incident. 
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