Breaking News: outer Banks home collapse killing 5 people.

Breaking News: outer Banks home collapse killing 5 people.

Another Outer Banks home collapses into North Carolina ocean, the 3rd to fall since Friday

North Carolina park officials warned swimmers and surfers to avoid the beaches in Rodanthe, Waves and Salvo due to the debris floating amid the waves.

A third house has collapsed within a week on the Outer Banks island of Hatteras in North Carolina as storms grow in intensity and rising sea levels encroach on beachfront homes.

North Carolina park officials warned swimmers and surfers to avoid the beaches in Rodanthe, Waves and Salvo due to the debris floating amid the waves. Additionally, beachgoers should wear protective shoes when walking along the 70-mile stretch of shoreline that includes the beach in front of Rodanthe to avoid injuries from nails sticking out of wooden debris, warned rangers on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

The collapse of the unoccupied house, which occurred Tuesday afternoon, comes after two other beachfront houses in Rodanthe collapsed within hours of one another on Friday.

A portion of debris from the collapsed house at 23039 G A Kohler Court is shown near houses at 23047 G A Kohler Court and 23237 Sea Oats Drive in Rodanthe.

Another house collapses in Outer Banks

The unoccupied house on G.A. Kohler Court collapsed around 1 p.m. Tuesday, the National Park Service said in its statement. The owner of the house has hired a debris cleanup contractor, while Seashore employees plan on assisting with cleanup efforts.

House collapse debris

Seashore authorities have closed the beach from G A Kohler Court in Rodanthe to Wimble Shores North Court in Waves because of the debris littering both the beach and in the water. Photographs shared by the park service show the damaged home, as well as crumbled piles of debris.

No injuries were reported from the collapse.

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