News Release

Beach in front of Rodanthe temporarily closed due to unoccupied house collapse on Surf Side Drive

Portion of collapsed house in the water at Surf Side Drive in Rodanthe, North Carolina.

NPS

News Release Date: November 15, 2024

Contact: Mike Barber, 252-475-9032

MANTEO, N.C. — During the overnight hours of Nov. 14-15, an unoccupied house collapsed at 23241 Surf Side Drive in Rodanthe, North Carolina. Efforts to respond to and begin cleanup operations is currently limited due to severe weather conditions and the closure of N.C. Highway 12 between the Basnight Bridge and Rodanthe. Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) is also monitoring unoccupied threatened structures at G A Kohler Court and Sea Oats Drive.

The beach in front of Rodanthe is temporarily closed due to hazardous debris. The Seashore is also urging its visitors to avoid the beach and ocean for potentially many miles to the south of Rodanthe.

The Seashore is in communication with the owner of 23241 Surf Side Drive. Six houses have collapsed in Rodanthe since May 2024. Learn more about the threatened oceanfront structures that border the Seashore at http://go.nps.gov/cahatos.