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Rip CurrentEastern Dare, North Carolina

September 9, 2017 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Eastern Dare

Event narrative (NOAA)

A 17 year old male from Attleboro, MA drowned in a rip current a mile and a half north of the jetties in Buxton. The body was discovered on the morning of September 13 by Cape Hatteras National Seashore staff.

Other notable rip current events in North Carolina

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.

Rip Current — Eastern Dare, North Carolina, September 9, 2017 | DisasterAtlasUSA