Home / Storms / Oregon

Rip Current — Central Oregon Coast, Oregon

March 8, 2008 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths

Direct injuries

Property damage

—

Area

Central Oregon Coast

Event narrative (NOAA)

An 11-year old boy was pulled out to sea by a rip current. The Coast Guard was called to rescue, an d a lifeboat and helicopter were dispatched. Lincoln City Fire and Rescue recovered the boy, and he was transported to the Lincoln City Hospital, where he was declared dead. |During the rescue of another boy, a 16-year old boy was reported missing and thought to have gone out to rescue the first boy. The Coast Guard searched the ocean, but the boy was never found. The search was called off the next morning, and the boy was presumed dead.

Other notable rip current events in Oregon

Northern Oregon Coast · June 6, 20182 killed Northern Oregon Coast · July 3, 20071 killed Northern Oregon Coast · July 3, 20071 killed Central Oregon Coast · June 28, 20131 killed Northern Oregon Coast · July 22, 20141 killed Northern Oregon Coast · July 10, 20151 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.