Rip Current — Southern Nassau, New York
August 29, 2016 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Southern Nassau
Event narrative (NOAA)
One Brooklyn man drowned and another was rescued while swimming at Long Beach on the evening of Monday, August 29th. The men had been swimming in the ocean without a lifeguard on duty, when an emergency call came in at 6:26 p.m. Lifeguards and first responders performed CPR on one man while the other was rushed to the hospital.
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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.