High Surf in Charleston, South Carolina

High Surf May 8, 2007 · Charleston, South Carolina

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

Two kayakers went into the surf off of Kiawah Island. They were swept offshore where the kayak overturned. One person was rescued 18 hours later. The other perished and the body was recovered on May 11th.

The wider storm

A powerful coastal storm off in the Atlantic produced high winds and dangerous surf conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 33298. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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