Rip Current in South Coast, Washington

Rip Current May 22, 2016 · South Coast, Washington

Death

Injury

What the National Weather Service wrote

A young girl was playing on the beach and ended up in deep water. No one witnessed how the girl was swept into the ocean, but it is most likely due to a rip current. She was found 500 feet from the shore and was in the water for around 30 minutes.

The wider storm

A young girl playing on the beach was swept into deep water likely by a rip current and drowned.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 635797. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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