Recovery underway after reported drowning in Neuse River, Wake County officials say

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Crews from a previous water rescue on the Neuse River are now involved in a recovery mission in Wake County, east of Raleigh, Saturday evening, officials said.

A drowning call came in around 4 p.m. in a section of the river just north of New Bern Avenue/US 64 Business, according to a news release from the Wake County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies said the call took place in the river near the Neuse River Greenway Trail and Loch Raven Parkway. This is the second recovery in the same stretch of river in the past three weeks, after a man in his 20s drowned in the Neuse.

“This is an active search and several local agencies are on scene assisting the Wake County Sheriff’s Office,” the news release said around 5:05 p.m.

Around 7:50 p.m., the sheriff's office said efforts had shifted to a “recovery” and crews were still on scene.

The Raleigh Police Department confirmed assistance. Knightdale Fire crews along with the Wake County Sheriff's Office are on scene.

Crews were deployed to the Neuse River in the Raleigh Beach area, near a popular spot for swimmers. Raleigh Beach lies along a section of the river accessible from Loch Raven Walk, just off Old Milburnie Road.

A man in his twenties drowned in the same stretch of the Neuse last month. This incident was reported on May 22 as a possible drowning near the Neuse River Greenway Trail and Loch Raven Parkway.