Cape Hatteras National Seashore said the unoccupied oceanfront home fell early Sept. 20 in Rodanthe, a roughly 215-mile drive southeast from Raleigh. The house is the eighth to collapse in the area during the past four years.

For the second time in 24 hours, someone’s home has collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean along North Carolina’s Outer Banks, according to the National Park Service. The latest was at 23009 G. A. Kohler Court in Rodanthe, which vanished after sunset Friday, Sept. 20, Cape Hatteras National Seashore reports.

A third home has collapsed along Cape Hatteras National Seashore, highlighting the ongoing threat of erosion and rising sea levels to North Carolina's Outer Banks.

This week, with the presence of high surf and winds, another handful of houses are being monitored of potentially being swept away by the ocean.