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Rip Current — West Carteret, North Carolina
May 14, 2019 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
West Carteret
Event narrative (NOAA)
Two swimmers were swept out in a rip current near Oceanana Pier on Atlantic Beach Tuesday afternoon (5/14). Emergency personnel responded and pulled the victims from the water and transported them to the hospital, where they later died.
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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.