The second Rodanthe house to collapse into the ocean within 24 hours fell Friday night.
Cape Hatteras National Seashore officials announced that Dare County dispatch called at 9:18 p.m. Friday about the collapse at 23009 G A Kohler Court.
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“Seashore law enforcement rangers arrived on scene and confirmed that the unoccupied, one-story house—the same house that sustained damages as a result of the first house collapse of the day—had collapsed and apparently washed out into the ocean before the bulk of it returned to the beach at the south end of G A Kohler Court,” officials said in a press release.
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Debris had apparently washed out into the ocean “before the bulk of it returned to the beach at the south end of G A Kohler Court.”
Park officials urge visitors to stay out of the water and wear hard-soled shoes when walking on the beach to avoid injuries from hazardous floating debris and nail-ridden wooden debris. Due to potentially dangerous debris on the beach and in the water to the north and south of the collapse site, temporary beach closures for public safety may be necessary.
Park officials said they are in communications with the property owner of 23009 G A Kohler Court and expect a contractor to be secured for debris cleanup.
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National Park Service staff will be on the beach again today to assist with moving debris above the high tide line.
Debris has been seen for miles to the south of the collapse site.
The collapse of the house at 23009 G A Kohler Court was the ninth house to collapse on park beaches during the past four years.
Learn more about the threatened oceanfront structures that border the Seashore on its website.
