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Rip Current — Central Oregon Coast, Oregon

March 27, 2007 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Central Oregon Coast

Event narrative (NOAA)

A windsurfer was caught in a riptide and swamped by giant waves off the coast of Yaquina Head.

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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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