Sheriff: Man dies after car backs into North Carolina river

LEXINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Authorities in North Carolina have recovered the body of a man who died while trying to unload a boat into a river on Sunday morning, officials said.

The Davidson County Sheriff’s Office responded to an access point on the Yadkin River south of Lexington around 10 a.m. and found a vehicle submerged in the water, officials told news outlets.

Investigators determined the victim was trying to back the boat into the water when the car it was attached to went under with the man inside, the office said. The vehicle’s windows were rolled down at the time, The Winston-Salem Journal reported, citing the sheriff’s office.