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Rip Current in Coastal New Hanover, North Carolina
Rip Current July 1, 2023 · Coastal New Hanover, North Carolina
What the National Weather Service wrote
A 58 year old male drowned after trying to save children caught in a rip current at Fort Fisher, NC around 2pm. Fort Fisher lifeguards reported over 50 rip current related rescues during the day. Carolina Beach Ocean Rescue reported 61 rip current rescues and 15 rescues were reported at Wrightsville Beach.
The wider storm
Strong rip currents led to multiple rescues and one drowning.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1106092. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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