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Rip Current in Eastern Hyde, North Carolina
Rip Current August 14, 2017 · Eastern Hyde, North Carolina
What the National Weather Service wrote
A 63-year-old man from out-of state died Monday (8/14) after getting caught in a rip current off Ocracoke Island while trying to help another swimmer in distress. The incident happened around 5:10 p.m. EDT near the Ocracoke Pony Pen beach access in Cape Hatteras National Seashore, according to a National Park Service statement. Park Service law enforcement rangers, Hyde County deputies, lifeguards, Ocracoke EMS and the Ocracoke Fire Department all responded to the incident but were unable to revive the man. The other swimmer was able to safely return to shore.
The wider storm
A 63-year-old man died after getting caught in a rip current while trying to help another swimmer in distress.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 707242. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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