Rip Current — Southeast Suffolk, New York
August 11, 2024 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
On August 11th at about noon, a Suffolk County Park Ranger who was patrolling Smith Point was on the outer beach between cut 1 and cut 2 was was notified that a person was in distress in the water. Fire Rescue officials were also notified and activated the Mastic Beach FD, along with the local Marine Incident Response Team (MIRT), which in addition to Mastic Beach FD also consists of Mastic Fire Department, Eastport FD, Center Moriches FD, and East Moriches FD. Also activated were the Mastic and Mastic Beach Ambulance Companies. ||The Mastic FD Marine Incident Response Boat 5-12-26 was already out conducting overwatch for the Suffolk County USAR team that was conducting a drill on the Forge river when the call went out. With a full crew and an EMT on board, they broke off from the drill im
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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.