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Rip Current — Southeast Suffolk, New York

August 18, 2020 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Southeast Suffolk

Event narrative (NOAA)

Per East Hampton PD, The body of Byron Dong Ha Kim was found Thursday in the Atlantic Ocean off Amagansett, about a half-mile east of where he was last seen swimming with friends near a Napeague resort at midday Tuesday. He was 23 and lived in Brooklyn.

Other notable rip current events in New York

Queens · July 23, 20013 killedSoutheast Suffolk · June 6, 20102 killedKings · June 5, 20052 killedSuffolk · August 10, 20022 killedNassau · July 25, 20082 killedNassau · May 26, 20102 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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