Drowning victim pulled from Neuse River near Raleigh Beach on Saturday
A man drowned in the Neuse River near the site of the old Milburnie Dam on Saturday afternoon.
On Sunday, Wake County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as Adrian Basilio. He was 39 years old.
Someone called 911 about 4:30 p.m. to report a possible drowning at Raleigh Beach, near where the Neuse River Greenway Trail crosses the river off Loch Raven Parkway, according to the Wake County Sheriff’s Office. Witnesses said a man went under the water and never resurfaced, the Sheriff’s Office said.
Agencies from Wake County, Raleigh, Knightdale and Wake Forest spent about two hours searching for the man, before recovering his body, according to the sheriff’s office.
The Raleigh Beach area has been the site of numerous drownings over the year. Last year, four people drowned near the Milburnie Dam river access, named for a timber, stone and concrete dam that was removed in late 2017, restoring the river’s flow for the first time since the late 1700s.
This story was originally published June 14, 2025 at 9:24 PM.
