A Wilmington woman drowned Sunday afternoon near Kure Beach after helping save two children caught in a rip current. Around 5:46 p.m., the Kure Beach fire and police departments responded to reports of multiple swimmers in distress near the North Avenue Beach Access, according to a news release from the Kure Beach Police Department. Witnesses reported two children were caught in a rip current. At least five people on the beach and members of the Kure Beach Fire Department entered the water and successfully brought the children to shore, according to Sgt. Jamie King with the Kure Beach Police Department.