Rip Current in Beaufort, South Carolina

Rip Current July 4, 2025 · Beaufort, South Carolina

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

Beaufort County Emergency Management reported that a one person drowned and several others were rescued from a rip current at Hunting Island State Park beach. The rip current occurred in front of the Hunting Island lighthouse.

The wider storm

Gusty winds along the coast combined with increasing swell energy resulted in an enhanced risk of rip currents along the southeast South Carolina coast.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1286227. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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