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Rip Current — Coastal New Hanover, North Carolina

October 7, 2017 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Coastal New Hanover

Event narrative (NOAA)

Strong rip currents caused two fatalities. The incident occurred near the Dolphin Lane beach access. Witnesses urged two good Samaritans to enter the water and rescue a father and child that were caught in a rip current. The two men never made it back to shore and were retrieved by fishermen in boats. The men were never revived and were pronounced dead at the scene. One man was 60 years old from Eagle Springs, NC, the other was 53 from Clayton, NC. The father and child were successfully rescued.

Other notable rip current events in North Carolina

New Hanover · September 13, 20003 killedCoastal Brunswick · July 3, 20133 killedWest Carteret · July 12, 20202 killedEastern Dare · September 9, 20162 killedWest Carteret · May 14, 20192 killedCoastal Brunswick · August 18, 20212 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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