Rip Current — Southeast Suffolk, New York
July 30, 2017 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
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Area
Southeast Suffolk
Event narrative (NOAA)
The body of a missing swimmer was found by park rangers and the US Coast Guard in the area of Smith Point Park. According to Suffolk County officials, the teenager and his girlfriend were swimming on Sunday after lifeguards went home for the evening, and the man became caught in a rip current. The girlfriend was rescued from the water but the teenager was not found until the next morning.
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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.