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Rip Current — Northern Oregon Coast, Oregon

August 20, 2022 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Northern Oregon Coast

Event narrative (NOAA)

Seaside Lifeguards and Seaside Fire & Rescue rescued a total of 16 swimmers who got caught up in rip currents at Seaside and Cannon Beach over the weekend. A man in his 50s was found unconscious in the water near Seaside Saturday afternoon, but efforts to revive him were not successful.

Other notable rip current events in Oregon

Northern Oregon Coast · June 6, 20182 killedNorthern Oregon Coast · July 3, 20071 killedNorthern Oregon Coast · July 3, 20071 killedCentral Oregon Coast · March 8, 20081 killedCentral Oregon Coast · June 28, 20131 killedNorthern Oregon Coast · July 22, 20141 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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