Rip Current — Coastal Brunswick, North Carolina
2012-06-04 · Coastal Brunswick, North Carolina
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Direct deaths
Event narrative
A 43 year old male drowned while attempting to help swimmers caught in a rip current near the Shoals Club on Station House Way. Rescue teams from Bald Head Island pulled seven people to safety but could not locate the 43 year old victim. Rescue personnel pulled his body from the water about an hour after the incident started.
Wider weather episode
A man drowned while attempting to rescue swimmers caught in a rip current near Bald Head Island.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 390929. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.