Two different ocean rescues saved four people on Ocracoke Island Tuesday afternoon. In both cases people got in trouble themselves after trying to rescue children who were in pulled out by the strong currents.
The National Park Service says the first rescue happened around 2:00 p.m. in front of the Park Service life-guarded beach on the island. A boy in his teens got caught in the rip current and a man went to save him. The man also got in trouble and it took crews from Ocracoke EMS and Park Service lifeguards to get them safely back to shore.
Then there was another call about a man and a woman in trouble at South Point. The Park Service says the couple were trying to save a young child from the currents. They made it back to shore, but were found collapsed on the beach by rescue crews. The two were taken to a local clinic to be checked out while the child was found okay.
The Park Service says there have been no beach warnings today, but say the ocean is definitely churning and urge people to use caution when going into the water.
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