Rip Current — Southern Nassau, New York
June 19, 2018 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 10-year old boy drowned after being pulled out by a rip current along one of the jetties near Ocean Beach Park off Edwards Boulevardin Long Beach around 6 p.m. Tuesday evening. The boy, Ramell McRae, and his slightly older 11-year-old brother, Jaquan McRae, were in the waters at Long Beach where swimming was off-limits Tuesday because lifeguards were not on duty, according to Long Beach Fire Commissioner Scott Kemins on scene. The 11-year-old brother was taken to a hospital in Oceanside, where he's in stable condition, officials said. The Coast Guard, NYPD Aviation, Nassau County Marine and Aviation, and Wantagh, Long Beach, North Cedarhurst, Inwood and East Rockaway fire departments all searched for the 10 year old boy. The search wrapped up for the day around 9 p.m. Tuesday and resumed
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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.