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Sneakerwave — San Francisco Peninsula Coast, California
October 12, 2014 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
2
Property damage
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Area
San Francisco Peninsula Coast
Event narrative (NOAA)
Three people were on the beach at Gray Whale Cove when a Sneaker Wave washed them out into the ocean. A dozen beachgoers formed a human chain and pulled the three from the water. Emergency responders performed CPR on a woman pulled from the surf. She was airlifted to a hospital but died. The other two people rescued were treated for hypothermia.
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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.