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Rip Current — Coastal Horry, South Carolina
August 27, 2021 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Coastal Horry
Event narrative (NOAA)
Horry County PD reported a father drowned rescuing his daughter, who was on a boogie board, from a rip current near Apache Pier north of Myrtle Beach, SC.
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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.