The Dexes / Coastal Flood, High Surf & Storm Surge / 1228895
Eventdex · Coastal Flood, High Surf & Storm Surge
BELAU
1228895
The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Rip Current |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 1,228,895 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 198,772 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2024-12-22T03:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2024-12-22T06:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | GUAM |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | BELAU |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 1 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 1 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Newspaper |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | A kayak capsized off the east coast of Ngaraard, Palau near the village of Elab. Strong currents within Ngedub Channel pulled the fisherman out into the open ocean. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | According to a news article in the Islands Times, a newspaper in Palau, two men from Ngaraard went fishing of the east side of island when their kayak overturned Some time after noon. One man, 32 years old, was swept out to sea, while the other, age not given, grabbed onto a buoy within the channel. The man who grabbed the buoy eventually decided not to fight the strong currents and drifted out of channel, but later was swept back over the reef and he was able to get back to shore early in the evening. The 32 year old man was never found and assumed lost. Altimetry and buoy data near Palau reported seas around 7 to 8 feet with a mixed east swell and secondary NNW swell. |
| Yearyear | 2,024 |
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