Rip Current — Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast, California
2019-12-24 · Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast, California
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Direct deaths
Event narrative
A father tried to rescue his 12 year old daughter from the ocean after her raft was being swept out to sea. The father died in the current after he saved his daughter https://www.ksbw.com/article/12-year-old-girl-rescued-from-water-at-carmel-beach-father-still-missing/30326796.
Wider weather episode
On December 24th a father tried to rescue his 12 year old daughter from the ocean after her raft was being swept out to sea. The father died in the current after he saved his daughter.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 864941. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.