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NWS Rip Current Fatalities in North Carolina 2020

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7 Surf Zone Fatalities in 2020:
4 Rip Currents, 3 Unknown Cause

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North Carolina Surf Deaths in 2019, see list below

rip current fatality Rip Currents
high surf fatality High Surf
sneaker wave fatality location Sneaker Waves
other, longshore wave Other
other surf death Unknown

 

Rip Current
 Unknown
  • Emerald Isle: 2
  • Kitty Hawk
  • Ocracoke
  • Topsail Beach
  • Carolina Beach
  • Duck
  • Emerald Isle