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Rip Current in Southwest Suffolk, New York

Rip Current July 18, 2009 · Southwest Suffolk, New York

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Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 22 year old man died while swimming off Fire Island, near Cherry Grove, around 5 pm. Suffolk Police state the man was pulled away from shore by a strong current.

The wider storm

A man drowned while swimming off Fire Island, Near Cherry Grove, the afternoon of the 18th. Suffolk police state the man was carried away from shore by a strong current.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 189327. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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