Outer Banks of NC

Body Found Of Missing Swimmer In Duck at Outer Banks Body found after missing swimmer was reported Saturday. A man was reported missing Saturday while swimming near the pier in Duck. Duck is located in the northern section of the Outer Banks. The missing man was seen struggling in the water at the beach access … Read more

Latest Dare County Bulletin The latest Dare County bulletin state the area is still under a Hurricane Warning and a Storm Surge Warning. Reentry to areas “north of Oregon Inlet will begin Saturday, September 15 at 7:00 a.m for Priorities One, Two and Three. This includes essential  personnel, permanent residents, essential personnel for critical businesses, … Read more

Ocracoke and Hatteras Issue Evacuations For Visitors Ocracoke and Hatteras issue evacuations for visitors on both islands. This is due to the approaching Hurricane Maria. Both Hyde County and Dare County officials have issued a mandatory evacuation for visitors for Ocracoke and Hatteras Island. Hurricane Maria is a Category 1 now and is forecast to … Read more

Another Ocracoke Drowning This Summer Another Ocracoke drowning has happened this summer. A 63-year-old man drowned on a Ocracoke beach yesterday. He drown on a beach near the Pony Pen beach access area off Highway 12. This happened in the late afternoon just after 5:00pm. It is reported he was trying to help another swimmer … Read more

Hatteras Power Outage Is Over With Power Restored Today The Hatteras power outage is over. Power was restored earlier today. The power outage is over for both Hatteras Island and Ocracoke. The Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) has worked night and day for a week now to restore power to Hatteras and Ocracoke.  The bridge construction … Read more

Outer Banks Power Outage With Evacuation An Outer Banks power outage has prompted Hyde County officials to call for a mandatory evacuation of visitors on Ocracoke Island. About 4:30am today a power outage occurred on both Hatteras and Ocracoke Island. The construction company PCL Construction apparently caused the power outage.  This is the company that … Read more

Explosive Device Washes Ashore On Shelly Island at Cape Point This morning a local fisherman was fishing on the new island (Shelly Island) off Cape Point on Hatteras Island. He came upon washed up on the island some type of unidentified explosive device. It could be an old military device such as an unexploded ordnance. … Read more

Fourth Death From Drowning at NC Beaches In 10 Days A fourth death from drowning has occurred this summer in just 10 days at the beaches of North Carolina. This includes three teenagers and one adult male. The first drowning was on Hatteras Island at a Frisco beach. A 17-year-old drowned on June 6, 2017. … Read more