High Surf in Eastern Dare, North Carolina

High Surf April 25, 2018 · Eastern Dare, North Carolina

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A four year old boy was pulled into the ocean by high surf or a rogue wave in Kitty Hawk during the afternoon. Strong currents swept the boy away from shore and his body was recovered days later near Corolla.

The wider storm

Low pressure lifted northeast inland from the coast on April 25th 2018. This low produced a period of strong east to southeast winds along the coast leading to very rough surf. A four year old boy was pulled into the ocean by high surf or a rogue wave during the afternoon. Strong currents swept the boy away from shore and his body was recovered days later near Corolla.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 742308. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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