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High Surf — Redwood Coast, California
October 22, 2006 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Redwood Coast
Event narrative (NOAA)
A sneaker wave knocked down and pulled into the ocean a 4-year-old girl. Witnesses reported that the girl was high on the dry sand when the unusually large sneaker wave occurred. A 21-year-old women attempted to rescue the girl and both the girl and the woman died in the surf.
Other notable high surf events in California
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.