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High Surf in Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore, California

High Surf February 3, 2011 · Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore, California

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Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 51 year-old woman walking with her husband at Portuguese Beach in Bodega Bay attempted to rescue their dog from the surf. During the rescue attempt the woman was caught in the surf herself and swept into the water. The waves were reported to be up to ten feet. Both the woman and her dog drowned.

The wider storm

A slight increase in swell caused higher than normal waves at the coast.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 286495. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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