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Rip Current — New Hanover, North Carolina

June 27, 2009 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
—
Area
New Hanover

Event narrative (NOAA)

A man got caught in a rip current at Carolina Beach. He was rescued by lifeguards, but never recovered from his injuries, and he died on July 8th.

Other notable rip current events in North Carolina

Coastal Brunswick · July 3, 20133 killedNew Hanover · September 13, 20003 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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