At a Glance

What began as a small sandbank in April soon grew to a legitimate island.It's now a mile long and three football fields wide.

Visitors to North Carolina'sCape Hatteras National Seashore will have a new island to explore.

along the state's famed Outer Banks practically overnight, according to the Virginian-Pilot.

What began as a small sandbank in April soon grew to a legitimate island that is now a mile long and three football fields wide, the Pilot notes. The island is off the tip of Cape Point, a renowned site for surf-fishing near Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. The island has drawn explorers willing to brave the strong currents to the new land mass to collect seashells.

The new island, dubbed "Shelly Island" by locals for the abundant seashells on the isle.

(Chad Koczera)

One of those visitors is , who was inthe area with his fiancéewhen he spotted the island and captured stunning photos with hisdrone.

"My fiancée and I were driving to the point after a storm to collect shells when we spotted an area we couldn't get to by car," Koczera told weather.com. "I sent the drone up to check it out and noticed this beautiful island. We didn't get a chance to make it onto the island because of the strong current."

A photo of the storm that approached Avon, North Carolina, near Cape Point.

(Chad Koczera)

Locals have nicknamed the new destination Shelly Island,the Pilot reports.

Officials are warning people about the because of strong currents, Dave Hallac, superintendent of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, told CNN Travel.

He also noted that the shoreline along the cape is constantly changing and the island may disappear as quickly as it appeared.

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