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Rip Current — Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore, California

April 9, 2019 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore

Event narrative (NOAA)

Two men were stranded on a sand bar in Tomales Bay on the 9th as the tide rose around them. They tried to swim back to shore in cold rough waters but one man drowned. The other was able to be rescued.

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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