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Rip Current — Coastal Horry, South Carolina
June 19, 2020 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Coastal Horry
Event narrative (NOAA)
There were two consecutive days of strong rip currents. On the 19th, there was a rip related death at 7th Ave N in Myrtle Beach. A father and son were caught in a rip current and the mother managed to save the son but could not rescue the father. The next day there were two rip related deaths, a 53 yr old male at 16th Ave N, and a 71 yr old male at the Holly Beach Access.
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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.