Rip Current in Coastal Pender, North Carolina

Rip Current August 17, 2024 · Coastal Pender, North Carolina

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 41 year old male drowned in a rip current in Surf City during the afternoon of the 17th attempting to rescue two children caught in a strong current caused by swells from Hurricane Ernesto.

The wider storm

Strong swells from distant Hurricane Ernesto led to strong rip currents, multiple rescues, and one drowning in southeast North Carolina.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1195625. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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