CAROVA, N.C. — The ocean in the Outer Banks can change by the hour, just like we’ve seen this week with red flags flying. In late July, a few good Samaritans stepped up to save two people in the water in Carova.
"I just really felt this peace and calmness and knew I had to do something," said Brandon Cozzolino.
“You just got to take it upon yourself sometimes to go," said Casey Cozzolino.
On July 23rd, Brandon and Casey Cozzolino were enjoying their Outer Banks vacation with their families.
“We've been going to the Outer Banks since I was a little kid. We grew up in the northeast," said Brandon.
But a normal beach day turned into an emergency, as the two men saw a group of people and then noticed a woman and a child out in the water in distress.
"I just grabbed the boogie board. I sw