Several hundred tires wash ashore at Holden Beach after storm

A community member noticed tires while walking along Holden Beach after Sunday’s storm.

The town of Holden Beach said Monday that the storm washed ashore hundreds of tires from a decades-old artificial reef experiment.

“From time to time during storm events the reef breaks up further and old tires make their way on to the strand," a town Facebook post states. "We are working to get these hazards off the strand; however, it may take a week or more to remove what’s there already with more possibly showing up over the course of the next several days. Please remain vigilant as there will be extra equipment on the strand as the tires are collected and removed.”

This story originally appeared on WECT.com.