Rip Current — Tutuila, American Samoa

2011-06-01 to 2011-06-10 · Tutuila, American Samoa

Wider weather episode

On a late Saturday afternoon 4th of June, an incident occurred at the village of Amouli. Two young teenage girls were swimming close to the beach and were dragged out to the deep sea due to strong rip currents. One girl was rescued with minor injuries while the other girl's body was never found. Rescue Team ended their search on the third day and later pronounced the 15 year old dead. The National Weather Service Office in Pago Pago issued a High Surf Advisory on Friday the 3rd of June and later canceled it on the 10th of June.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 310048. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.