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Rip Current in Orange County, California
Rip Current May 18, 2000 · Orange County, California
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Death
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A teenager swimming with two friends got caught in a rip current that extended 250 yards offshore. He tried to swim against it, tired and drowned. His body was discovered two hours later near Lifeguard Station 22.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5143337. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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