Rip Current — Carteret, North Carolina

2017-06-10 · Carteret, North Carolina

Event narrative

A 16 year old male was rescued from a rip current near the 7900 block of Emerald Isle on June 10th, 2017. He was in critical condition for over a week, before passing away on Monday, June 19th, around 2:25 am from the rip current drowning.

Wider weather episode

Two teenage boys died from rip currents in Emerald Isle, NC.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 695410. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.