Rip Current — West Carteret, North Carolina

2019-05-21 · West Carteret, North Carolina

Event narrative

Four swimmers were caught in a rip current around 2 PM Sunday (5/19/19) afternoon. Surfers were able to pull in the swimmers, but one swimmer was unconscious and CPR was administered. This person died in the hospital two days later (5/21/19).

Wider weather episode

A man died in a rip current several days after being caught in it.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 814159. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.