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Rip Current — New Hanover, North Carolina

August 8, 2009 · NOAA Storm Events record

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

Event narrative (NOAA)

A boy went under the water at Fort Fisher State Park. Two adults and lifeguards attempted to rescue him, but the boy was found dead a couple of hours later in shallow water.

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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