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Rip Current — Hyde, North Carolina

July 28, 2004 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Hyde

Event narrative (NOAA)

Rip currents were prevalent along the east facing beaches of Eastern North Carolina on this day. After rescuing a young girl from a rip current, a middle aged man from West Virginia drowned during the afternoon while attempting to reach his fiancee, who was pulled offshore by a rip current..

Other notable rip current events in North Carolina

New Hanover · September 13, 20003 killedCoastal Brunswick · July 3, 20133 killedWest Carteret · May 14, 20192 killedEastern Dare · September 9, 20162 killedCoastal New Hanover · October 7, 20172 killedWest Carteret · July 12, 20202 killed

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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