Rip Current in West Carteret, North Carolina

Rip Current July 12, 2020 · West Carteret, North Carolina

Deaths

What the National Weather Service wrote

Emerald Isle officials say two men died Sunday afternoon after drowning in the ocean.

The victims were two men, from Cornelius, NC, and from Raleigh, NC.

The town manager said that a 911 call was made shortly after 4 p.m. for two swimmers in distress in the area of 9901 Coast Guard Road in the beach strand near Shipwreck Lane.

Four surfers and a town lifeguard went into the water and pulled the two men to shore.

Emergency personnel attempted life-saving measures but were unable to revive the men.

The wider storm

Two men drowned due to a rip current in Emerald Isle.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 893627. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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