Rip Current in Ocracoke Island, North Carolina

Rip Current July 12, 2020 · Ocracoke Island, North Carolina

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A man from Pennsylvania drowned in a suspected rip current at Ocracoke Island beach. CPR was administered after bringing him to shore, but efforts were not successful. A large rip current was spotted in the area where the swimmer went missing.

The wider storm

A man died in a rip current during the late morning.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 893623. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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