Cape Hatteras is a combination of natural and cultural resources, and provides a wide variety of recreational opportunities. 12, but outside the national seashore boundaries, are Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge and several communities, such as Rodanthe, Buxton, and Ocracoke. Included within this section of barrier islands along N.C. Most of the information for this story came from the National Park Service.Cape Hatteras National Seashore is a United States national seashore which preserves the portion of the Outer Banks of North Carolina from Bodie Island to Ocracoke Island, stretching over 70 miles (110 km), and is managed by the National Park Service. Her identity has not immediately released. The first incident involved a woman from Washington, D.C., who died off Avon at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the park reported. The drowning was the second in less than 24 hours off North Carolina’s Outer Banks, according to the National Park Service.
“He was a great person, great employee and great father.” There was nothing negative you could say about him,” Davis said. He also helped with the school district’s summer feeding program and was reportedly on vacation at the time of the incident, Hillsboro Superintendent Tim Davis said. Oxley worked in food service at Hillsboro Elementary School. Consider spending time on a sound-side beach at the Seashore, including locations such as the Haulover, Salvo and Devil Shoals Road sound access sites for a safer opportunity to enjoy the water when hazardous ocean conditions are present.” The National Seashore extends 115 km (70 mi) over portions of three barriers islands, Bodie. The majority of surfers at Cape Hatteras National Seashore are competent athletes that have developed significant skills and experience or time to engage in their sport. The very existence of these barrier islands is due to the power of wind and water. Cape Hatteras National Seashore is part of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, which stretch more than 280 kilometers (175 miles) from Virginia to Shackleford Banks, along the Atlantic coast of North Carolina (Figure 1). “While you may see surfers seemingly effortlessly riding the waves, do not be tempted to enter the ocean during these hazardous conditions. All swimmers should have leashed flotation with them (body board or surfboard) and a friend or family member on the beach to watch them at all times. Protecting one of the most treacherous stretches of the Outer Banks, with a beam of light that spans 20 miles into the ocean, the lighthouse is also the worlds. Moreover, even in the calmest conditions, swimming off the beaches of Cape Hatteras National Seashore is much more difficult than swimming in a pool or lake and only the most experienced should consider entering the water.
“We urge visitors to avoid entering the ocean when the rip current risk is moderate or high and when the waves are more than 1-2 feet in height. Visitors wading into the surf, even as shallow as waist deep, may be overcome by large waves, suffer injuries, and may be overtaken by rough ocean conditions making it difficult, if not impossible, for all but the strongest, most experienced swimmers to survive. High energy surf conditions, including large waves and life-threatening rip currents, are forecast to be present all week. The bystanders saw the 68-year-old man starting to go underwater when they swam out and pulled him to shore.ĭare County Sheriff’s Office, Dare County Emergency Medical Services, Hatteras Island Rescue Squad and North Carolina Highway Patrol responded to the incident.Ĭardiopulmonary resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful.Ī beach hazards statement was in effect through Tuesday evening at Hatteras Island beaches for dangerous rip currents and large breaking waves in the surf zone.ĭavid Hallac, superintendent of the National Parks of Eastern North Carolina, released following statement: “The Seashore sends condolences to the families and friends of the swimmers that lost their lives over the last two days. Two bystanders shared that the Leonard Oxley was swimming in the ocean when he shouted for help. A 68-year-old man from Hillsboro died Tuesday morning in a water-related incident off southern Hatteras Island at Cape Hatteras National Seashore.Īt approximately 10:30 a.m., a 911 call was placed to report an unresponsive visitor in the ocean off southern Hatteras Island, near off-road vehicle ramp 55.
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