News Release

Cape Hatteras National Seashore urges visitors to avoid the beach near an unoccupied house collapse in Buxton

Photo of collapsed house at 46227 Tower Circle Road, Buxton.

NPS

News Release Date: September 16, 2025

Contact: Mike Barber, 252-475-9032

MANTEO, N.C. — Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) is urging its visitors to avoid the beach and stay out of the water near Buxton, due to a collapse of an unoccupied house at 46227 Tower Circle Road in Buxton, North Carolina.

A pre-existing beach safety closure from the north end of Buxton to around off-road vehicle ramp 43 may need to be expanded, depending on the extent of the debris field. Visitors should also avoid the north end of Rodanthe due to the presence of threatened oceanfront structures.

The collapse of the house at 46227 Tower Circle Road is the 12th house collapse on Seashore beaches over the past five years. Learn more about the threatened oceanfront structures that border the Seashore at: go.nps.gov/cahatos.