Rip Current in Carteret, North Carolina

Rip Current June 18, 2017 · Carteret, North Carolina

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 21-year old gentleman was reportedly attempting to save others caught in a rip current off the Atlantic Beach on Sunday June 18 has died in the hospital on June 19. This gentleman was among five people who were in distress when Atlantic Beach Fire Department responded to the unprotected section of the beach near the Doubletree Inn.

The wider storm

Two people died due to rip currents in Atlantic Beach, NC.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 695417. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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