Rip Current in Eastern Dare, North Carolina

Rip Current September 9, 2016 · Eastern Dare, North Carolina

Deaths

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 70 year old male was caught in a rip current and three men tried to rescue him. A 51 year old male was one of the men attempting rescue, and drowned in the rip current as well.

The wider storm

Two people drowned due to a rip current in Rodanthe.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 653262. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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