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High Surf — Northern Monterey Bay, California
September 20, 2021 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Northern Monterey Bay
Event narrative (NOAA)
A teenager drowned after being swept off the rocks at Laguna Creek Beach southeast of Davenport. A friend was also swept into the surf but was able to get out. This was the 3rd drowning near that same stretch of beach in the past 9 days https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/surf-rescue-underway-in-santa-cruz-officials/.
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.