Rip Current in New Hanover, North Carolina

Rip Current August 31, 2008 · New Hanover, North Carolina

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several rip related rescues were made off of Loggerhead Road in the Fort Fisher State Recreation Area. Kure Beach lifeguards responded to the scene, and pulled a male from the water, who was either dead at the scene or shortly after.

The wider storm

Southeast swells from Tropical Storm Hannah, combined with east northeast winds produced dangerous rip currents at New Hanover County beaches.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 129975. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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