Rip Current — Coastal Pender, North Carolina

2013-06-22 · Coastal Pender, North Carolina

Event narrative

A Greensboro man vacationing with his wife and children drowned due to a rip current near the 900 block at the south end of Topsail Beach, about 500 feet from where he initially went into the water. A moderate risk for rip currents was forecast at the time.

Wider weather episode

A man vacationing with his family at Topsail Beach got caught in a rip current and drowned.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 463897. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.