Rip Current — Saipan, Guam

2008-03-09 · Saipan, Guam

Wider weather episode

A Vietnamese nun on Saipan drowned while swimming near Sugar Dock Pier on the evening of March 9th. She entered the water around 17:30 GST and was missing at 19:00 GST. Rip currents apparently swept her through a reef channel into open ocean. Her body was recovered about 1.5 miles offshore.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 85067. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.