UPDATE (5/15/25): The body found near Hammocks Beach State Park has been identified as Joseph Michael Marshall Edwards, 34, of Jacksonville. He was located about 150 yards offshore in the water near ...
Editor’s note: David Freeze has visited all 42 state parks in North Carolina. Contact him at david.freeze@ctc.net. On Sept. 17, I drove north to Hammocks Beach State Park near Swansboro. Established ...