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High Surf — Orange County Coastal Areas, California

July 6, 2014 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Orange County Coastal Areas

Event narrative (NOAA)

Laguna and Huntington Beach lifeguards reported 6 to 8 foot surf and long, wide and powerful rip currents on the 6th. Huntington Beach lifeguards reported 8 to 10 foot surf along with wide and powerful rip currents on the 7th. A lifeguard fatality was reported during a rescue in high surf and strong rip currents at Newport Beach, time unknown. The lifeguard was one of the ones that works on patrol boats. He went in on rescue and somehow got into trouble, was underwater for 2.5 hours. They found him and performed CPR but he died.

Other notable high surf events in California

Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore · July 14, 20104 killedCoastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore · January 3, 20213 killedNorth Coast Interior · June 7, 20043 killedSan Francisco Peninsula Coast · December 3, 20072 killedCoastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore · November 26, 20092 killedSan Francisco · May 23, 20102 killed

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.

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