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Rip Current — Carteret, North Carolina
June 18, 2017 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Carteret
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 21-year old gentleman was reportedly attempting to save others caught in a rip current off the Atlantic Beach on Sunday June 18 has died in the hospital on June 19. This gentleman was among five people who were in distress when Atlantic Beach Fire Department responded to the unprotected section of the beach near the Doubletree Inn.
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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.