Rip Current in Carteret, North Carolina

Rip Current July 11, 2017 · Carteret, North Carolina

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 59 year old male swimming just west of the guarded beach at Fort Macon State Park was caught in a rip current and drowned. His 24 year old son tried to rescue him and nearly drowned, but is OK.

The wider storm

A 59 year old male drowned due to a rip current at Fort Macon.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 702335. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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