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Rip Current — Washington, Rhode Island
July 27, 2023 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Washington
Event narrative (NOAA)
Fifteen year old Jaimer Ico Gregorio from New London, Connecticut, was with his family at Dunes Park Beach in Westerly, Rhode Island, Thursday night when he went under the water and never resurfaced. There were no lifeguards on duty at the time. A search was launched on the evening of the 27th but his body was not recovered until the evening of Sunday the 30th.
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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.