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Rip Current in San Diego County Coastal Areas, California

Rip Current June 14, 2022 – June 15, 2022 · San Diego County Coastal Areas, California

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What the National Weather Service wrote

Mission Beach Lifeguards report the rescue of two swimmers struggling near a sand bar in elevated surf and strong rip currents. A third swimmer was swept away, resulting in a drowning fatality. The victim had reportedly saved his friend from a large wave and was swept away in a rip current.

The wider storm

Elevated surf and strong rip currents led to hazardous swimming conditions in the middle of June. Mission Beach Lifeguards rescued two swimmers but a third was swept away, resulting in a drowning.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1039208. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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