Oak Island Beach Services to merge with Ocean Rescue Unit

Oak Island Beach Services to merge with Ocean Rescue Unit

OAK ISLAND, NC (WWAY) — Two of Oak Island’s beach units are merging ahead of the summer season.  Oak Island Beach Services—which operates under the town’s police department—and the Ocean Rescue Unit, which operates under the fire department, will both be brought under the fire department.  The new unit will expand current services to patrol the beach 7 days a week. On Wednesday, new signs were placed at beach access points across the island as t…