 Projects supported by grants from the Administration for Community Living. Contents do not necessarily represent official views of, nor an endorsement by ACL, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Lifeguards along the North Carolina coast were busy over the July 4th holiday week and weekend as nearly 200 people were rescued from the rip currents in four days. According to the National Weather Service office in Wilmington and New Hanover County alone, there were over 190 rip current rescues from Wednesday to Saturday.