Wrightsville Beach officials warn of dangerous rip currents

Name: Wrightsville Beach officials warn of dangerous rip currents
Uploaded: 2025-08-19T21:01:14Z
Duration: 4 min 6 s
Description: As Hurricane Erin creates extremely dangerous beach conditions all up the East Coast, officials from Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, are warning people to stay out of the ocean. Sam Proffitt, director for Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue, joined FOX Weather to talk about the dangers from rip currents and the 80 water rescues his agency has done just since Monday.

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As Hurricane Erin creates extremely dangerous beach conditions all up the East Coast, officials from Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, are warning people to stay out of the ocean. Sam Proffitt, director for Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue, joined FOX Weather to talk about the dangers from rip currents and the 80 water rescues his agency has done just since Monday.