A beachfront stilt home in North Carolina’s Outer Banks has collapsed into the Atlantic, bringing the total number of properties claimed by the ocean in the region to 12 over the past five years.
The two-storey, wood-shingled residence on the north end of Hatteras Island succumbed to the surf on Tuesday afternoon, leaving nail-studded debris strewn across the sand. Mike Barber, a spokesman for the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, confirmed the house was unoccupied at the time of the collapse.
