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High Surf — San Francisco Peninsula Coast, California
November 27, 2009 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$35K
Area
San Francisco Peninsula Coast
Event narrative (NOAA)
A sailboat in rough waters just south of Pillar Point capsized causing two men to enter the ocean. One man was rescued quickly while the other was not removed from the water until an hour after the mishap. He was pronounced dead by local paramedics.
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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.