Rip Current — Eastern Dare, North Carolina

2017-06-06 · Eastern Dare, North Carolina

Event narrative

A 17 year old male died from a rip current off Frisco. The victim was last seen going into the water on a boogie board urging others to come back toward shore, but succumbed to the rip current himself. His body was recovered the next morning, on June 7th.

Wider weather episode

A 17 year old male died from a rip current off Frisco.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 694809. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.