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Rip Current in Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast, California
Rip Current October 25, 2010 · Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast, California
What the National Weather Service wrote
Two women were swept into the ocean by a sneaker wave at Carmel River Beach and taken out to sea by a rip current around 3:15 p.m. PST. One woman perished in the ocean and the other was rescued.
The wider storm
An early storm for the season caused ocean waves to rise above ten feet leading to sets of higher waves washing onto area beaches. Also, stronger rip currents were occurring because of the enhanced wave action.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 266263. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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