Another house collapses in Rodanthe; Public urged to avoid nearby beaches due to debris
Another oceanfront home in Rodanthe collapsed in the early morning hours of Friday, September 20. This is the third Rodanthe home to collapse in 2024, and the eighth home to collapse since 2020.
The four-bedroom, three-bathroom house, located at 23001 G A Kohler Court in Rodanthe, was built in 1992 and was owned by a resident of Hampton, Virginia. It was unoccupied at the time of the collapse and had a total structure and land tax value of $280,600, according to Dare County records.
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) is urging visitors to avoid the beach and stay out of the water near the north end of Rodanthe, and potentially for miles to the south. In addition, CHNS is monitoring an adjacent house that sustained damages because of the house collapse.
Dangerous debris may be present on the beach and in the water to the north and south of the collapse site, which will likely lead to temporary beach closures for public safety.
A debris removal contractor, hired by the property owner, is expected to begin cleanup work on Friday. Debris removal activities may also be conducted by National Park Service staff.
- The previous 2024 home collapses included an unoccupied home on Corbina Drive that collapsed on August 16 and a home at the end of Ocean Drive in Rodanthe that collapsed on May 28.
- In March 2023, an oceanfront home collapsed at East Point Drive in Rodanthe.
- On May 10, 2022, two unoccupied homes, located on Ocean Drive, collapsed within a 12-hour period.
- In February 2022 and May 2020, two additional Rodanthe homes in the Ocean Drive vicinity also collapsed into the ocean.
All of these home collapses resulted in a large debris field on Hatteras Island, which was addressed and cleaned up by the National Park Service, local volunteers, and/or contractors enlisted by the homeowners themselves.
No personal injuries were reported in connection with any of the collapses.
