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Man 'Obliterated' by Overwash During Hurricane Erin Storm Surge Warning

A North Carolina resident captured a dramatic video as he was hit by a strong wave that breached a sand dune, as https://www.darenc.gov/Home/Components/News/News/9169/1756 warnings remained in place due to the lingering effects of Hurricane Erin. Brian McArthur filmed the moment in Hatteras in Dare County while along Highway 12, which officials https://www.darenc.gov/Home/Components/News/News/9169/1756 deemed 'too unsafe for people' on Wednesday, August 20. 'I was filming the ocean overwash from on top of a 10-foot sand dune,' he told Storyful. 'I noticed the water sucking way out and when it came back in there was a double wave that sent white water up the dune where I was standing,' he said, adding, 'the wave washed away the sand from under my feet and I got obliterated.' On Thursday, the local government https://www.facebook.com/DareCountyGovt/posts/pfbid0J4BqsR84didoBwSvGzNSN3tFcVynNZyPqV8tU6qrgU6YTy3eFy9iBaQXg3989Xn7l warned that 'due to life-threatening ocean conditions - including rip currents and extremely hazardous surf and large breaking waves - double red flags are posted on all Dare County beaches.' (Footage by Brian McArthur/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
A North Carolina resident captured a dramatic video as he was hit by a strong wave that breached a sand dune, as https://www.darenc.gov/Home/Components/News/News/9169/1756 warnings remained in place due to the lingering effects of Hurricane Erin. Brian McArthur filmed the moment in Hatteras in Dare County while along Highway 12, which officials https://www.darenc.gov/Home/Components/News/News/9169/1756 deemed 'too unsafe for people' on Wednesday, August 20. 'I was filming the ocean overwash from on top of a 10-foot sand dune,' he told Storyful. 'I noticed the water sucking way out and when it came back in there was a double wave that sent white water up the dune where I was standing,' he said, adding, 'the wave washed away the sand from under my feet and I got obliterated.' On Thursday, the local government https://www.facebook.com/DareCountyGovt/posts/pfbid0J4BqsR84didoBwSvGzNSN3tFcVynNZyPqV8tU6qrgU6YTy3eFy9iBaQXg3989Xn7l warned that 'due to life-threatening ocean conditions - including rip currents and extremely hazardous surf and large breaking waves - double red flags are posted on all Dare County beaches.' (Footage by Brian McArthur/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
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August 21, 2025
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Hatteras, North Carolina, United States
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