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Eventdex · Coastal

TUTUILA

13679

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event_typeRip Current
ncei_event_id13,679
episode_id2,655
begin_utc2007-02-18T00:00:00+00:00
end_utc2007-02-18T22:00:00+00:00
stateAMERICAN SAMOA
cz_typeZ
cz_nameTUTUILA
deaths_direct3
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
damage_property0.00K
damage_crops0.00K
wfo_sourceNewspaper
episode_narrativeAfter 10:00 am Sunday 18 February 2007, 2 bodies were found and 1 lost at sea along the mouth of Aoa village harbor which lies to the north to northeast of Tutuila Island of American Samoa. The youngest of the deceased was seen alive Saturday afternoon as he was yelling for help in the ocean while swimming. 2 residents of Aoa village jumped in the water and tried to rescue this young male. A local rescue team and divers responded to this incident and conducted a search, but were unsuccessful Saturday evening. 2 bodies were found the next day while the other remains missing.|Seas were 3 to 5 feet on this day, and all weather equipments were operating normally.|This will be the first drowning incident for American Samoa in 2007.
year2,007

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TUTUILA — Coastal — TerraPulse