local | news | WBTW News13 | June 29, 2026 12:51 PM
3 North Carolina coast rip current rescues occur as July 4th nears
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) -- Heading into the Independence Day holiday week, North Carolina beaches swell with visitors, and swimmers at two islands were rescued from the surf this past week. Three people swept away in the ocean were rescued at North Carolina islands, one north of Wilmington in Onslow County and the other in Brunswick [...]
By Jason Griffith for PeeDeeWire
WBTW News13 reports that (WNCN) -- Heading into the Independence Day holiday week, North Carolina beaches swell with visitors, and swimmers at two islands were rescued from the surf this past week.
Three people swept away in the ocean were rescued at North Carolina islands, one north of Wilmington in Onslow County and the other in Brunswick [...]