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Rip CurrentCollier, Florida

September 27, 1997 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Collier

Event narrative (NOAA)

two women swam to sand dollar island...a narrow stretch of sand about 100 feet off tigertail beach. they were overcome by waves and currents.

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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.

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