Rip Current — San Francisco, California

2018-08-01 · San Francisco, California

Event narrative

The media reported that three people were pulled into the water at Ocean Beach by a rip current. Two people were rescued by a surfer while a third was missing https://abc7news.com/news/2-rescued-1-boy-missing-in-waters-off-ocean-beach/25936/. The search for the third person was called off the following day https://abc7news.com/news/search-halted-for-teen-in-waters-off-ocean-beach/26586/.

Wider weather episode

Two people were rescued from Ocean Beach by a surfer on the first of August after being pulled into the ocean by a rip current. A third boy swept out to sea was not recovered.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 772804. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.