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Rip Current in Coastal Brunswick, North Carolina

Rip Current August 18, 2021 · Coastal Brunswick, North Carolina

Deaths

What the National Weather Service wrote

Oak Island Water Rescue reported three people got caught in a rip current near the pier on Trott St. The father was brought to shore by bystanders and pronounced dead, while a second person was rescued. The third person, the son, was found in the water a few hours later.

The wider storm

Moderate rip currents at Oak Island, NC led to two drownings in the afternoon.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 975606. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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