OAK ISLAND, N.C. -- A pilot was rescued Saturday after making an emergency landing in the ocean near a pier in Oak Island, North Carolina. The Town's Beach Safety Unit, who were already in the area responding to a water rescue nearby, were able to quickly assist pilot Mark Finkelstein, who was the only one on board.

The pilot survived crashing into the ocean near a North Carolina beach after his engine cut out.

Tropical Storm Dexter has formed over the western Atlantic Ocean, several hundred miles off the NC coast, according to the National Hurricane Center.