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Rip Current — Eastern Hyde, North Carolina

August 14, 2017 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Eastern Hyde

Event narrative (NOAA)

A 63-year-old man from out-of state died Monday (8/14) after getting caught in a rip current off Ocracoke Island while trying to help another swimmer in distress. The incident happened around 5:10 p.m. EDT near the Ocracoke Pony Pen beach access in Cape Hatteras National Seashore, according to a National Park Service statement. Park Service law enforcement rangers, Hyde County deputies, lifeguards, Ocracoke EMS and the Ocracoke Fire Department all responded to the incident but were unable to revive the man. The other swimmer was able to safely return to shore.

Other notable rip current events in North Carolina

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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.

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