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Rip Current — Orange County Coastal Areas, California

January 2, 2012 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Orange County Coastal Areas

Event narrative (NOAA)

During the swell increase on Monday the 2nd, a 26-year-old male and his friend were swept out past the surf zone in a strong rip current at Huntington Beach. The man's friend was pulled to safety by a nearby beach-goer, but did not want to come in himself. It took a helicopter two hours to recover his body, but by that time he had died.

Other notable rip current events in California

Humboldt · March 25, 20003 killedSan Diego County Coastal Areas · May 29, 20142 killedVentura · January 3, 19992 killedSanta Barbara · November 11, 20022 killedMonterey Bay/N Salinas Valley/Hollister Valley/Carmel Valley · March 16, 20082 killedLos Angeles · June 18, 19991 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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