Bodie Island body identified as man from western NC, National Park Service says
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore Ramp 2 (Photo courtesy Recreation.gov)
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BODIE ISLAND — The body discovered on Bodie Island on Sunday, Jan. 25, is that of Matthew Marshall, 36, a man from western North Carolina, and the death investigation is ongoing, the National Park Service said in a Monday email.
“There is no known threat to public safety related to this isolated incident,” Mike Barber, spokesperson for the National Park Service Outer Banks Group, said in the email.
In response to Outer Banks Insider’s questions about the suspected cause and location of death, or if foul play was suspected, Barber said, “I do not have additional details to share at this time.”
The National Park Service launched a death investigation on Jan. 25 after a Cape Hatteras National Seashore visitor found a deceased man in the dunes south of off-road vehicle Ramp 2, according to information it released the evening of Jan. 26.
Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Ramp 2 is located on Bodie Island, north of Oregon Inlet.
“The National Park Service’s Investigative Services Branch is continuing to lead the investigation with assistance from both federal and state agencies,” Barber wrote in Monday’s email.
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