Islander experienced with Ocracoke rip currents offers some tips
Editor's note, June 13, 2018: Three men died in the last two weeks while swimming off the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, two on Hatteras...
Rip current warning today
US National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC urges beach-goers to BE CAREFUL if at local beaches today! The risk of rip currents will be...
Swimmers beware: Learn about rip currents in Ocracoke waters
Editor’s note: For tips about spotting good or dangerous water, see story here
National Park Service is working on increased rip current education on Ocracoke...
Ohio man dies in Atlantic Ocean near Buxton
A 53-year-old Ohio man apparently drowned today in the ocean off Buxton, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore has reported.
The fatality occurred around noon less...
They floated; they lived: Calm water does not mean safe water
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By Connie Leinbach
September on Ocracoke brings many late summer visitors, and although the paid lifeguards at the Lifeguard Beach are gone, the dangerous rip currents...
Lifeguards: Protecting lives on Ocracoke
By T.L. Grace West
While I sat on the lifeguard stand interviewing our two supervising lifeguards, I was impressed with their vigilance--their eyes constantly scanning...
Outer Banks still not finished with coastal storm
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The National Weather Service out of Morehead City/Newport reported Wednesday morning that the robust low pressure system that has impacted the...
A second swimming fatality occurs on Outer Banks
Friday, July 22, 2016
By Connie Leinbach
A second drowning in two days occurred this afternoon (July 22) in Frisco, Dare County, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore...
How to escape a rip current
Editor's note: This important information is reprinted courtesy of the Coastal Review Online. More information on the danger of rip currents can be found...
Woman drowns in rip current off Ocracoke beach
Aug. 11, 2016 7:08 p.m.
By Connie Leinbach
Ocracoke--A 64-year-old woman died today after being caught in a rip current while swimming off Ramp 67.
A spokesman...