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Rip Current in Coastal New Hanover, North Carolina
Rip Current October 7, 2017 – October 8, 2017 · Coastal New Hanover, North Carolina
What the National Weather Service wrote
Strong rip currents caused 20 rip related rescues, with one fatality. The fatality occurred about a quarter mile north of the Crystal Pier around 5 pm. The 52 year woman was pulled from the water by bystanders and family members and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The wider storm
Strong onshore wind and swell produced strong rip currents.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 724207. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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