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Rip Current — Del Norte, California
March 27, 2001 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Del Norte
Event narrative (NOAA)
A youth visiting the beach with a group from Ashland, Oregon was swept of a rock at Preston Island by a large wave. Currents then carried the youth about 100 yards offshore where deputies lost visual contact.
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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.