Rip Current — West Carteret, North Carolina
2019-05-04 · West Carteret, North Carolina
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Direct deaths
Event narrative
Justin Andrew Hinds of Avondale, Arizona has passed away after being rescued from the water in Emerald Isle on Saturday. Officials say EMS got a call around 4:23pm, when they arrived, friends had pulled Hinds from the water. Hinds was a Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville.
Wider weather episode
A man died in a rip current.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 814168. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.