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Rip Current — San Francisco, California

August 1, 2018 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
San Francisco

Event narrative (NOAA)

The media reported that three people were pulled into the water at Ocean Beach by a rip current. Two people were rescued by a surfer while a third was missing https://abc7news.com/news/2-rescued-1-boy-missing-in-waters-off-ocean-beach/25936/. The search for the third person was called off the following day https://abc7news.com/news/search-halted-for-teen-in-waters-off-ocean-beach/26586/.

Other notable rip current events in California

Humboldt · March 25, 20003 killedSan Diego County Coastal Areas · May 29, 20142 killedVentura · January 3, 19992 killedSanta Barbara · November 11, 20022 killedMonterey Bay/N Salinas Valley/Hollister Valley/Carmel Valley · March 16, 20082 killedLos Angeles · June 18, 19991 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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