Rip Current — Southern Nassau, New York
June 25, 2018 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Southern Nassau
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 31 yr old was reported missing off the waters of Long Beach after four friends took a late night swim in the dark waters. They called the Coast Guard in Jones Beach at 2 a.m. to report their 31-year-old friend was missing. Crews from multiple agencies, including searchers on a 45-foot boat, were dispatched, and a Coast Guard helicopter launched from Cape Cod, assisted by Nassau County, New York and Long Beach police and fire department in an all hands search effort.
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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.