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Sneakerwave — Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore, California
January 1, 2013 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore
Event narrative (NOAA)
A visitor to Point Reyes was walking along the beach with his wife and their dog. A wave swept their dog into the ocean, and the man and his wife went into the water after their dog. The wife and dog made it out of the water, but the man did not and was carried out to sea. A coast guard helicopter and life boat found the man's body later that afternoon and he was pronounced dead.
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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.