Discover the World Famous North Carolina Outer Banks
Two whales were found beached on the NC coast Tuesday morning in Nags Head. A mother and her calf, pygmy sperm whales, had beached themselves. Onlookers tried to help them back into the surf but were unsuccessful when the mammals kept coming ashore. When the Outer Banks Marine Mammal Stranding Network arrived after being called … Read more
The NCDOT NC 12 facebook page report that the Rodanthe beach nourishment project is almost ready to start pumping sand to widen the beaches at that location. They have been setting up equipment and dredge pipes for a couple of weeks and will now start pumping the sand onto the beach. The work area is … Read more
The Outer Banks got a rare winter snow fall this week. The islands of Hatteras and Ocracoke got 1/2- 1 ” of snow while further north Manteo and Nags Head got 4-6 “. Even further north Duck and Southern Shores got 7” of snow. While the Outer Banks has gotten snow in the past this … Read more
Jordan McGuire, 58, of Glen Allen, VA., died on Saturday, Aug. 31 after being pulled from the ocean in the Nags Head area of the Outer Banks.He was pulled from the ocean, not breathing and with no pulse just after noon. Nags Head lifeguards performed CPR on McGuire and CPR was continued by Nags Head … Read more
