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Drone spots shark near Lynnwood man swimming away from cops

Published 11:30 am Saturday, September 2, 2017

Drone spots shark near Lynnwood man swimming away from cops
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Drone spots shark near Lynnwood man swimming away from cops
A screenshot of drone video shows a man swimming out to sea, while reportedly fleeing police, and a shark about 60 feet away. (Surf City Police Department image)

SURF CITY, N.C. — Authorities in Surf City, North Carolina, say a fleeing suspect swam out to sea before being arrested more than three hours later at a neighbouring town’s beachfront.

Surf City police said in a news release that an officer stopped a driver Wednesday and spotted “illegal contraband.”

They said the driver jumped into the ocean and police used a drone to follow the swimming suspect. It recorded video footage of a shark swimming about 60 feet from him before it turned away. The drone lost sight of him after an hour, more than 4,000 feet offshore.

After a sea and air search by multiple agencies, 20-year-old Zachary Kingsbury of Lynnwood, Washington was arrested near a beach access point in North Topsail. He faces multiple drug charges.

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