Rip Current in Queens, New York
Rip Current August 3, 2009 · Queens, New York
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Death
What the National Weather Service wrote
A 21 year old male died in strong rip currents in the Atlantic Ocean off Jacob Riis Park in Queens.
The wider storm
Persistent onshore wind flow and long period swells produced dangerous rip currents at area beaches. These strong rip currents caused a young man's death off Jacob Riis Park in Queens and another man's death off Jones Beach in Nassau County.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 194765. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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