High Surf — Nueces County Islands, Texas
October 9, 2020 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
A family was standing at the end of the Packery Channel North Jetty when a wave washed them over the railing and into the waters. The family and the lifeguards involved in the rescue were injured as they were washed into the jetty. A 60-year-old male had water in his lungs and had suffered trauma from striking the jetties. The man from Lubbock died on the way to the hospital. The other family members and multiple lifeguards suffered injuries, with one female lifeguard transported by ambulance to the hospital.
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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.