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High Surf — Nantucket, Massachusetts
August 16, 2017 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
A lifeguard rescuing a group of distressed swimmers outside of the lifeguarded area of Nobadeer Beach discovered a man floating face-down in the water late in the morning. The lifeguard and three off-duty lifeguards brought the 47-year-old man to shore and performed CPR until a Nantucket Fire Department ambulance arrived shortly after noon to transport the man to the hospital. The man was pronounced dead at the hospital.||Waves on the south shore of the island were estimated at twelve feet, with strong rip currents in place. The beach was double red-flagged to indicate that swimming was not allowed. A High Surf Advisory was in effect.
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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.