DENVER, N.C. - Officials have recovered the body of a man who died when a boat exploded on Lake Norman at Westport Marina on Tuesday.
The body of 19-year-old Nathan Coppick was found late Wednesday evening.
Coppick was on a boat, the 80-foot Championship II, that had been chartered for a graduation party on Tuesday and had just returned to the docks at Westport Marina.
Officials said the explosion and fire was caused by a spark that ignited gas vapors while the boat was being refueled.
