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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) \u2014 With several Outer Banks rip current rescues already Friday and more than 60 such rescues on Thursday at North Carolina beaches, lifeguards are warning swimmers as visitors pack the coast for the Fourth of July holiday weekend. <\/p>

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A red flag \u2014 noting a high risk for life-threatening rip currents \u2014 was active Friday from Avon and Buxton on Hatteras Island north to Pea Island, according to the Hatteras Island Rescue Squad and the National Weather Service.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe surf zone is dangerous for all levels of swimmers. Stay out of the water,\u201d the National Weather Service warns about red flag conditions.<\/p>\n

By early Friday afternoon, there were several Outer Banks rip current rescues at Avon in Dare County, according to the National Weather Service in Morehead City. And, on Wednesday, there were five Avon rescues with 12 on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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Hatteras Island Rescue Squad during surf rescue training last week on May 31, 2026. Photo courtesy: Hatteras Island Rescue Squad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cAvon is experiencing multiple shifting rip currents \u2014 all swimmers should use caution entering the water,\u201d Hatteras Island rescue officials said Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n

A day earlier was an extremely busy day with 63 rip current rescues in New Hanover County across three Wilmington-area beaches by 4:30 p.m. Thursday, the National Weather Service in Wilmington reported.<\/p>\n

Carolina Beach Ocean Rescue recorded the most on Thursday with 44 rescues. Kure Beach lifeguards had 15 rescues, and Wrightsville Beach saw four rip current rescues on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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Oak Island Water Rescue at the island in Brunswick County during a rescue in May. Photo courtesy: Oak Island Water Rescue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cOutstanding job by all three ocean rescues with no fatalities or injuries reported,\u201d the weather service office in Wilmington said.<\/p>

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The week has been very active for rip current rescues, with 33 on the New Hanover beaches on Wednesday. By late Thursday afternoon, there had been at least 107 rip current rescues on the North Carolina coast \u2014 starting Tuesday with 12 at Avon on the Outer Banks.<\/p>\n

Beaches in Pender and New Hanover counties were at risk on Wednesday and Thursday with lifeguard chairs flying yellow flags, indicating life-threatening rip currents are possible.<\/p>\n

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Oak Island Water Rescue at the island in Brunswick County during a rescue in May. Photo courtesy: Oak Island Water Rescue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The surf forecast for Cape Hatteras areas and points north for Independence Day is a moderate risk of dangerous rip currents, the weather service said.<\/p>\n

The weather service notes that rip currents are very dangerous compared to other outdoor threats, such as tornadoes or flooding.<\/p>\n

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National Weather Service graphic on how to deal with rip currents as a swimmer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Over 25 years, starting in 2000, there were 196 rip current deaths along the North and South Carolina coasts, according to the National Weather Service.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, tornadoes along the coast killed 41 people, and flooding left 25 dead. Lightning strikes caused 22 deaths in counties along the coast, the weather service said.<\/p>

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