Overview

• The house at 46006 Cottage Avenue fell into the ocean around 7:45 p.m. Saturday during a high surf advisory, according to local and federal officials.
• Dare County tax records list the home as built in 1956, and authorities reported it was unoccupied with no injuries confirmed.
• The collapse is the eleventh in Buxton since mid‑September and contributes to 22 oceanfront home losses on Hatteras Island since 2020, according to Island Free Press.
• The National Weather Service reported large breaking waves up to 9 feet, and Cape Hatteras National Seashore has urged the public to avoid erosion hotspots.
• Officials caution that additional collapses are possible in Buxton and Rodanthe and warn of hazardous debris on closed beaches as cleanup operations continue.