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Two people were rescued Friday near Bald Head Island when a seaplane crashed during takeoff.

Plane crashes in Cape Fear River near Bald Head Island

Seaplane crash near Bald Head Island in New Hanover County

A seaplane crashed near Bald Head Island on the North Carolina coast Friday morning.

Seaplane crashes near Bald Head Island, 2 rescued

North Carolina State student Ethan Clark is studying meteorology and reports from Bald Head Island as Hurricane Ian approaches.

ISLAND AS WE CONTINUE OUR A NICE WE'LL TALK A COUPLE AND JUST A FEW SECONDS TO THAT. &gt;&gt; WELCOME BACK. AS WE CONTINUE TO TRACK HURRICANE IAN AS THAT STORM CHURNS ITS WAY TOWARDS SOUTH CAROLINA. WE'RE GETTING AN UPDATE ON CONDITIONS ON BALD HEAD ISLAND RIGHT NOW. ONLY ACCESSIBLE BY FERRY NC STATE METEOROLOGY STUDENT ETHAN CLARK IS CURRENTLY AT EAST BEACH TRACKING THIS STORM. EVEN IT IS VERY WINDY BY YOU. WHAT ARE YOU SEEING OTHER THE OBVIOUS WIND AND RAIN? SO ARE WE? &gt;&gt; WE'VE GOT SOME OF THE REACTION OF SOME SURGE THAT'S RUNNING ALONG THE BEACH IS ALSO ABOUT POWER. WHAT I SEE ON A THAT'S WHAT WE'VE SPENT THE SOME WAY. &gt;&gt; THE ROW PAST EVEN HERE IN A POSITION RIGHT NOW AT BALD HEAD ISLAND. YOU'RE TALKING TO ELIZABETH JUST A LITTLE BIT AGO. YOU'RE IN A POSITION WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE SERVE AND THE STORM IN YOUR ESTIMATION, WHAT DO YOU SEE AND HOW HIGH ARE THEY? &gt;&gt; I WANT THEM TO BE. IT'S ABOUT 30 MINUTES AGO WITH THE DROUGHT WE'VE HAD SOME WAVES SURE THAT &gt;&gt; IT'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO &gt;&gt; SO HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF TROUBLE HEARING, BUT I THINK THAT HE WAS TALKING VERY HIGH SURF IF AND THIS IS NOT THE FIRST STORM THAT YOU'VE EXPERIENCED. HOW WOULD YOU SAY THIS COMPARES TO OTHER STORMS THAT NORTH CAROLINA HAS SEEN? &gt;&gt; SO FAR THAT HAS BEEN THE SAME EXPERIENCE. A PIECE IDEAS WILL SEE THE STORM SURGE AND WHAT SCHOOLS ARE. YEAH. &gt;&gt; HE EVEN YOU'VE BEEN GOING AROUND BALL HIT OUT AND THEN, YOU KNOW, FOR A FACT THAT THE VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC AND BALL HIT OUT AND REALLY JUST A LOT OF GOLF CARTS, HAVE YOU NOTICED HOW RESIDENTS ARE COPING WITH THE AS THE STORM MOVES IN? &gt;&gt; I'VE BEEN HERE ALL DAY. THE SHARES RUNNING TO THE ISLAND. SO YOU BRING UP JUST OPENED UP. I THINK WE'RE GOOD PEOPLE AND I WILL BE HERE. &gt;&gt; AND WHAT DID YOU DO TO PREPARE? &gt;&gt; OF SOME CASES, THE PARTS OF PORTABLE CHARGERS TO IT. &gt;&gt; I &gt;&gt; INSISTED METEOROLOGIST STUDENT ETHAN CLARK. WE

On Bald Head Island, ferries halted as Ian approaches

Staff members and interns for the Bald Head Island Conservancy are being commended for staying with a stranded dolphin overnight during the animal's final hours.

NC conservancy staff stays overnight with stranded dolphin to help animal in final hours

Stranded dolphin

The wealthy family that once owned most of Bald Head Island announced a deal Tuesday to sell nearly all of its remaining island holdings, including the ferry system that represents the only way to and from the island.

Bald Head Island ferry to be sold to private equity group, ending state push to purchase

Bald Head ferry runs aground

State Auditor Beth Wood is questioning gubernatorial appointments to a commission deciding the sale of a ferry system.

NC Auditor suggests Cooper administration tried to sway Bald Head Island deal

An obscure state government commission that has to sign off before local governments and authorities across the state borrow money is tied up in knots over a ferry.

FLIGHTS OR CROCS. LOOK AT THE PHOTO, IF YOU HAVE SEEN HER OR KNOW WHERE SHE IS, PLEASE CONTACT POLICE. >>> FOUR VOTES AND THREE POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS, TWO COMPETING DEALS, AND ONE BIG MASS. FOR YEARS, PEOPLE ALONG THE COAST WORKING SO THE STATE CAN BUY THE BALD HEAD ISLAND FERRY, TO REACH WHAT WAS ONCE A PRIVATE ISLAND AND NOW THAT DEAL MAY FALL APART. WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE FERRY AND WHY SHOULD WE CARE? >> Reporter: IT IS QUITE THE TALE. FOR YEARS IT WAS OWNED BY THE MITCHELL FAMILY. AND TEXAS BILLIONAIRE GEORGE MITCHELL THAT HELPED PIONEER NATURAL GAS FRACKING. WHEN HE DIED, THE FAMILY WAS LARGELY INVESTED IN THE ISLAND TOOK THE FERRY IS THE BIGGEST ASSET, THE STATE TRADED AUTHORITY TO BUY IT AND RUN IT. IT PLANS TO BORROW 56 BILLION TO BUY THE FERRY, I'M HAVING TROUBLE TONIGHT. THE DOCKS, THE PARKING LOT, THE WHOLE OPERATION. QUESTIONS ABOUT APPRAISALS IN THE DEAL WHETHER THE VALUE IS TOO HIGH. THE BALD HEAD ISLAND FOLKS DID NOT WANT THE AUTHORITY RUNNING THINGS. THEY PUT TOGETHER COMPETING DEAL. I VOTERS MOVING FORWARD WITH IT IN NOVEMBER'S ELECTION. >> WITH ALL OF THE POLITICAL FINDINGS, WHERE DOES THE DEAL STAND TONIGHT? >> Reporter: IT IS IN LIMBO, STATE ENTITY CALLED THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION HAS TO APPROVE THE DEBT WHETHER IT IS THE STATE AUTHORITY OR THE VILLAGE BORROWING THE MONEY TO BUY THIS THING. THE COMMISSION DELAYED THE SEASON DECISION FOR MONTHS, AUTHORITIES ARE WORRIED PRIVATE INVESTOR WILL BUY THE FERRY, JACKET UP WITH THE FERRY NEXT WEEK. THEY HOPE TO DECIDE NEXT WEEK BUT THAT WILL NOT HAPPEN BECAUSE THE STATE AUDITOR HAS CAUTIONS ABOUT THAT ACTUAL VALUE DESPITE TWO APPRAISALS BEING DONE. THE GOVERNMENT REMOVED THREE APPOINTEES FROM THE COMMISSION BUT DECIDES THIS. THE STATE TREASURER MAKES THAT DECISION GOING BACK TO BALD HEAD ISLAND, SOMETHING THE GOVERNOR DENIES. ALL OF THAT GETS CONVOLUTED, YOU WILL HAVE TO READ THE WHOLE STORY ONLINE. >> WHAT A STORY IT IS. TRAVIS FAIN, THANK YOU. YOU CAN READ MORE ABOUT THIS ENERGETIC HATED STATE

State officials want better idea of how much Bald Head Island ferry is worth before approving deal

Four boats, three political appointments, two deals and one island: A back and forth over buying a Bald Head Island ferry system from a billionaire's family spins a tangled web in state government. "This is a mess," the chairwoman of the Bald Head Island Transportation Authority says.

State faces internal squabbling, competing bid in Bald Head Island ferry sale

Fire crews from all across the area, including the U.S. Coast Guard, came to the island to help put out the flames.




Homes destroyed, firefighter hurt in Bald Head Island fire 

Drone video shows aftermath of Bald Head Mountain fire 

Investigators say the people living on the island stepped up, dousing the undamaged homes with water from garden hoses to prevent the fire from spreading beyond the four houses it destroyed.


VICTIMS AND THOSE INVOLVED, AS WELL AS THE CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING UP TO A HORRENDOUS ACCIDENT. WE ARE CHECKING THE SHERIFFS AND NEIGHBORS, IT WILL BRING YOU UPDATES AS THEY HAPPEN. &gt;&gt; WE WILL CONTINUE FOLLOWING THIS STORY, AND BRING YOU ANY UPDATES IN OUR MORNING NEWS AT 6:00 A.M. &gt;&gt;&gt; LET'S GO TO A MAJOR FIRE

Drone video shows aftermath of Bald Head Island fire 

The Bald Head Island Conservancy works the night shift to protect and track breeding sea turtles.

WE HAVE THE MESSAGE THIS &gt;&gt;&gt; IT IS SUMMERTIME. BEACHES ARE BACK NOT JUST FOR TOURISTS, BUT FOR TURTLES. SEA TURTLES WANDER IN FROM THE WAVES AND LAY THEIR EGGS. &gt;&gt; THEY ARE AN ENDANGERED SPECIES. OUR BEACHES PROVIDE ESSENTIAL HABITATS FOR THEM. BRIAN IS TAKING US TO BALD HEAD ISLAND WHERE THE TURTLES GET A LOT OF TLC. &gt;&gt; Reporter: BALDHEAD IS LUXURIANT, BRISTLING WITH PALMETTO FRONDS, BUSTLING WITH CICADAS, AND WHEN THE SUMMER SKY DARKENS, GREAT REPTILIAN CREATURES OF THE SEA DRAG THEMSELVES ONTO SHORE. SUDDENLY, THE NIGHT TURNS BLOOD RED. &gt;&gt; WE DO NOT SCARE MOM TURTLES. WHITE LIGHT WILL DETER THEM FROM COMING UP. &gt;&gt; Reporter: THIS IS A SEA TURTLE NAMED SANDY, 3 FEET WIDE, AS HEAVY AS YOUR AVERAGE LINEBACKER. IN MAY, SHE DUG OUT HER NEST, NOW PROTECTED BY A CAGE. &gt;&gt; THEY COME BACK TO BEACHES THEY WERE BORN ON TO LATER YOUNG. &gt;&gt; Reporter: THAT IS PAUL HILLEBRAND. &gt;&gt; IT IS A SELF RELEASING CAGE. &gt;&gt; Reporter: HE IS A NONPROFIT COORDINATOR FOR THE CONSERVANCY. HE WORKS THE REDEYE SHIFT. HE IS CRUISING THE BEACH WITH RED FILTERS ON HIS HEADLIGHTS. &gt;&gt; OUR JOB IS TO IDENTIFY AND TAG EVERY TURTLE THAT COMES ONTO THE BALDHEAD BEACHES. SHE DROPPED ANYWHERE FROM 50 TO 160 EGGS. &gt;&gt; Reporter: SHE MIGHT MAKE 3 TO 6 NESTS PER SEASON. HERE IS VIDEO OF LAST YEAR OF FRESHLY HATCHED BABIES, SO CUTE, WADDLING OUT TO SEA. &gt;&gt; THE MOM DROPS THE EGGS AND SAYS, SEE YOU NEVER. &gt;&gt; Reporter: LOTS OF THINGS WILL EAT YOU. MANY IF NOT MOST OF THE HATCHLINGS WILL BECOME LUNCH. SOME WILL MAKE IT TO 20 OR 30 YEARS OLD AND SWIM BACK TO THESE BEACHES. &gt;&gt; IT'S ALL ABOUT THE CIRCLE OF LIFE AND MAKING MOTHER EARTH HEALTHY. &gt;&gt; Reporter: HERE IS THE BEAUTY OF BALD HEAD ISLAND. YOU CAN'T GET THERE FROM HERE, THAT IS, WITH YOUR OWN HORSEPOWER. YOU PARK AND WALK ONTO A BOAT AND LEAVE A SMALLER CARBON FOOTPRINT ON THE SAND. HAVE CAMPS FOR THE KIDS, INTERNSHIPS. &gt;&gt; MORE PEOPLE CONNECT WITH WHAT IS HERE AND WHAT PRECIOUS LIFE THERE IS, THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO PRESERVE IT IN THE LONG RUN. &gt;&gt; YOU LEAVE EVERYTHING BEHIND. &gt;&gt; WE LOVE OUR SEA TURTLES. WE GLORIFY THEM. &gt;&gt; Reporter: WHERE ANCIENT BEASTS EMERGE FROM THE SEA, YOU CAN ALMOST FEEL THE BEGINNING. FROM SAND THEY CAME, TO SAND THEY RETURN, BRINGING LIFE

It's turtle time on Bald Head Island

A 10-inch water main break on Bald Head Island caused an island-wide water outage on Tuesday night. 

Residents concerned about lack of water availability after water main break on Bald Head Island 

Old Baldy

It's the 4th of July on Saturday, and what a day to be at Bald Head Island, which is known for its wacky golf cart parade. Scott Mason revisits one of those crazy celebrations from years past. 

BUILDINGS BUT A >>REPORTER: HAPPY CRAZY CREATIVE FOURTH OF JULY. LOOK AT THIS CART. PREPOSTEROUSLY PATRIOTIC. A PARADE THAT ROCKS.>> IT IS A WONDERFUL BIT THAT ONE IS GREAT. THEY ARE ALSO GOOD.>> THEY'RE ALL GOLF CARTS. FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD. IT IS A CONTEST. THE TACKY TOURIST CATEGORY. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE TACKY ENOUGH? BORDERLINE TACKY AND BORDERLINE PATRIOTIC. >> MARY FOURTH OF JULY BEEN TOO BAD HE DID NOT HOOK A BLUE CRAB. DUCK DYNASTY. THIS IS AMERICA. DUCK DYNASTY. >> HERE COMES ANOTHER DUCK DYNASTY FLOAT RIGHT NOW.>> YOU AIN'T NOTHING BUT A HOUND DOG AND YOU ARE A CUTIE PIE.>> NOTHING LIKE BALD HEAD.>> NOTHING LIKE A BALD HEAD BEACH HOUSE ON THE WATER THIS PARADE HAS TAKEN PLACE FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS.>> WILL YOU GET A 10 FOR YOUR FLOAT?>> I HOPE SO. >> THE JUDGES.>> IT IS HARD TO KEEP UP WITH 110 GOLF CARTS.>> ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL FOURTH OF JULY ON BALD HEAD ISLAND. PEACE AND PATRIOTISM. SPENT THIS IS TERRIFIC AND WHAT A GREAT WAY TO CELEBRATE THE BIRTH OF OUR COUNTRY. >> HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA.>> LET FREEDOM RING.>> SOMETHING ELSE. CORONAVIRUS ISN'T STOPPING BALD

Tar Heel Traveler revisited: Annual Bald Head Island golf cart parade

Sunday's shark attack off Bald Head Island marks the third attack in North Carolina this month. 

NC coast sees third shark encounter this month

Brunswick County confirms EMS was called to Bald Head Island Sunday about a shark bite, WECT reports.

8-year-old bitten by shark at Bald Head Island

A shark was spotted near the shore at Bald Head Island in Brunswick County this weekend.