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Cape Hatteras National Seashore is beginning cleanup activities at the site of an unoccupied house collapse at 24131 Ocean Drive in Rodanthe.

The house likely collapsed around 2:30 a.m. May 28, stated a CHNS news release.

“To help ensure the safety of visitors and allow for cleanup activities to occur, an approximately one-mile section of beach is closed from Sea Haven Drive to South Shore Drive,” stated the release. “Due to the direction that the debris is expected to drift, visitors are urged to avoid the beaches north of Sea Haven Drive into the southern portion of Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge. Dangerous debris may be present on the beach and in the water. Additional beach closures may be necessary as the debris spreads and cleanup efforts proceed.”

CHNS anticipates that a debris removal contractor, hired by the property owner, will arrive Tuesday afternoon.

This is the sixth house collapse reported on CHNS beaches over the past four years. Learn more about the threatened oceanfront structures that border CHNS at: go.nps.gov/cahatos.

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