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Rip Current — Kings, New York

June 5, 2005 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Kings

Event narrative (NOAA)

Two swimmers, 16 and 40 years of age, drown as they were caught in a rip current at the beach off 93rd street in the Rockaways. Two others escaped without injury. Weather conditions included south winds at 10 to 15 MPH at the time, with no long period swells reported.

Other notable rip current events in New York

Queens · July 23, 20013 killedNassau · May 26, 20102 killedNassau · July 25, 20082 killedSuffolk · August 10, 20022 killedSoutheast Suffolk · June 6, 20102 killedSouthern Queens · October 1, 20192 killed

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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