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Rip CurrentMaryland Beaches, Maryland

May 23, 2021 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Maryland Beaches

Event narrative (NOAA)

A man in his mid 20s going into cardiac arrest within a rip current was pulled from the water, and EMS needed to perform CPR and other lifesaving techniques. He was transported to Atlantic General Hospital in critical condition then later died.

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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.

Rip Current — Maryland Beaches, Maryland, May 23, 2021 | DisasterAtlasUSA