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Rip Current — Southern Monterey Bay And Big Sur Coast, California

December 24, 2019 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Southern Monterey Bay And Big Sur Coast

Event narrative (NOAA)

A father tried to rescue his 12 year old daughter from the ocean after her raft was being swept out to sea. The father died in the current after he saved his daughter https://www.ksbw.com/article/12-year-old-girl-rescued-from-water-at-carmel-beach-father-still-missing/30326796.

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.

Rip Current — Southern Monterey Bay And Big Sur Coast, California, December 24, 2019 | DisasterAtlasUSA