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Rip Current — Horry, South Carolina
July 31, 2009 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
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Area
Horry
Event narrative (NOAA)
After pushing his wife to safety, a Virginia man drowned in a rip current near 70th Avenue North in Myrtle Beach.
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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.