A woman and a man both drowned off the coast of the , in the span of 24 hours - as a swimmer recounted his harrowing rescue attempt in the 'thundering' waves.Ferozan Walizai, 28, from Washington drowned off the coast of Avon on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore on Monday afternoon. A man, 68, from Hillsboro, drowned nearby the next day. Both were tourists. Local swimmer Jeff Dawson was one of two witnesses that tried to rescue Walizai, who had been 'overtaken by strong waves' and disappeared in the rough surf before being spotted face-down and unresponsive at around 2.30pm.
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