Rip Current — Saipan, Guam

2013-02-18 · Saipan, Guam

Wider weather episode

In the late afternoon of Monday 18 February, a male Russian tourist, 60 years old, was drowned off of Obyan Beach on southern Saipan after he ventured outside the reef while snorkeling and was carried out in strong rip currents. At about 2140 GST, his body was located by the crew of a Coast guard helicopter, and subsequently recovered.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 427656. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.