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Sneakerwave in Central Oregon Coast, Oregon

Sneakerwave September 9, 2018 · Central Oregon Coast, Oregon

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Deaths

What the National Weather Service wrote

A couple and their young daughter took a trail down to rocks which overlook the ocean. A large wave washed over the rocks and swept the couple off the rocks and into the ocean. Both were taken to a local hospital where they were pronounced dead.

The wider storm

A couple and their young daughter took a trail down to rocks which overlook the ocean. A large wave washed over the rocks and swept the couple off the rocks and into the ocean. Both were taken to a local hospital where they were pronounced dead. Significant wave heights were around 5 feet at the time of the accident.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 787817. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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