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Rip Current — Coastal Brunswick, North Carolina

July 4, 2013 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
3
Property damage
—
Area
Coastal Brunswick

Event narrative (NOAA)

A family of four was near the 100 block of Ocean Boulevard. The father got caught in a rip current and the other family members attempted to rescue him. All were taken to the hospital, where the father later passed away.

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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