Thanks for that info and link.
I’ve been to Wrightsville Beach and Emerald Isle Beach many times in past years including this year and have never seen the red flags up. But I don’t go in the height of tourist travel time (in the summer) = I go in the spring and the fall.
But if I saw red flags, I would not go in the water even knee deep. But that’s just me.
More from the article:
Hogan never lost consciousness, Johansen said.
“He said, ‘I saw stars. I knew I banged really bad, but I was aware of what was going on around me,’” Johansen said.
Still, Hogan could not move.
Johansen said one of Hogan’s daughters pulled him up enough so that he could get a deep breath.
“His daughters really saved his life,” Johansen said.
Others arrived to pull him from the surf, and Hogan spent the weekend in a Wilmington hospital. By Monday, he was able to take a few steps.
He was really fortunate to have not been knocked OUT.
I always get a hotel on the beach with a pool overlooking the beach.
Lay on beach.
Swim in hotel pool.