Rip Current — Virginia Beach, Virginia
May 23, 2009 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Virginia Beach
Event narrative (NOAA)
A man body boarding was caught up in a rip current and pulled offshore. Officials performed CPR, but it failed to revive the man. The man died near 130 pm.
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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.