{"id":4901,"date":"2026-07-03T20:35:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T20:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4901"},"modified":"2026-07-03T20:35:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T20:35:25","slug":"womans-rescue-at-north-topsail-beach-shows-danger-of-inlet-no-swim-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4901","title":{"rendered":"Woman\u2019s rescue at North Topsail Beach shows danger of inlet no-swim zone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH, N.C. (WNCT) \u2014 A water rescue last week at North Topsail Beach\u2019s Access Three is serving as a reminder that the inlet is a no-swimming zone.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4899\">Dangerous heat continues through the holiday weekend for central NC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The rescue happened last Friday at the northern end of the island at Beach Access Three, sending a woman nearly a mile away from shore. With the help of North Topsail Beach crews and aerial support from MCAS New River, the woman was safely rescued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want you to stay out of the water at Beach Access Three, and we want you to use commonsense safety practices when you\u2019re in the ocean, just in general,\u201d North Topsail Beach Police Chief Andrew Page said.<\/p>\n<p>The rescue comes just three weeks after 24-year-old Marquest Page Jr. died at the same inlet while trying to save his stepdaughter. The dangerous area is the New River Inlet.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4889\">Jannik Sinner\u2019s parents skip the chance to sit in Royal Box at Wimbledon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe inlet is designed for boating. It is not designed for swimming. It is an active boating channel,\u201d said North Topsail Beach Fire Chief Chad Soward. \u201cYou\u2019ll step off the side, and it could be 12 feet, and it could be 30 feet just depending on where you step off. The currents are anywhere from five knots to 20 plus knots, depending on the time of day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There are signs advising against swimming at the access, but there are concerns over their visibility, specifically near the entrance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re consolidating signs so there\u2019s less signs to look at,\u201d Page said. \u201cWhen you\u2019re coming up there for the first time, you\u2019ll have time to read the signs and actually see what the issues are before you get to the inlet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4887\">Outer Banks rip current rescues on Friday; 60+ rescues along NC coast Thursday ahead of holiday weekend<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s also a warning about swimming when visitors go to pay to park online. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH, N.C. 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