Johnston County

Clayton man drowns during family trip to Caswell Beach

By Abbie Bennett

abennett@newsobserver.com
A crop duster spreads fertilizer along Caswell Beach, N.C., Tuesday, June 22, 2004. The crop duster spread six-tons of fertilizer on sea oats planted along Bald Head Island, Caswell Beach, Oak Island, and Sunset Beach in an effort to strengthen the plants that are so valuable to dune development. (AP Photo/The Star News, Jeffery S. Otto)
A crop duster spreads fertilizer along Caswell Beach, N.C., Tuesday, June 22, 2004. The crop duster spread six-tons of fertilizer on sea oats planted along Bald Head Island, Caswell Beach, Oak Island, and Sunset Beach in an effort to strengthen the plants that are so valuable to dune development. (AP Photo/The Star News, Jeffery S. Otto) JEFFREY S. OTTO AP
CASWELL BEACH

A Clayton man drowned during a family trip to Caswell Beach on Saturday.

Telley Knight, 39, of Clayton went missing for about 15 minutes, according to Caswell Beach police. He was later found unconscious near the 600 block of Caswell Beach Road. It was unclear how he drowned.

Police said bystanders performed CPR on Knight before EMS arrived on scene and took him to Dosher Memorial Hospital. Knight was pronounced dead at the hospital.

This story was originally published August 13, 2017 at 3:19 PM with the headline "Clayton man drowns during family trip to Caswell Beach."

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