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Sneakerwave — Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore, California
October 12, 2014 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
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Area
Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore
Event narrative (NOAA)
Two men were fishing on rocks in the Marin Headlands. A sneaker wave swept them off the rocks south of Rodeo Beach and into the Ocean. The Coast Guard, National Park Service, and Southern Marin figherfighters responded. They found one individual clinging to rocks and rescued him and he was treated for hypothermia. One victim was found by a Coast Guard boat in the water, deceased.
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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.