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Rip Current — Queens, New York

August 1, 2009 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Queens

Event narrative (NOAA)

A 19 year old male drowned, due to strong rip currents, in the Atlantic Ocean off the 25th Street Beach in the Rockaways.

Other notable rip current events in New York

Queens · July 23, 20013 killedSoutheast Suffolk · June 6, 20102 killedKings · June 5, 20052 killedSuffolk · August 10, 20022 killedNassau · July 25, 20082 killedNassau · May 26, 20102 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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