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Rip Current — Eastern Ocean, New Jersey

June 18, 2016 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Eastern Ocean

Event narrative (NOAA)

A 24 year old women and her male companion were knocked off their feet by a rip current and pulled into the ocean off of the Spray beach section in Long Beach Township NJ at around 11 am. The women died less than a day later.

Other notable rip current events in New Jersey

Eastern Atlantic · June 15, 20172 killedEastern Monmouth · June 15, 20172 killedEastern Cape May · July 12, 20082 killedOcean · July 1, 20001 killedMonmouth · July 5, 20031 killedMonmouth · September 29, 20021 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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