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Eventdex · Coastal

GUAM

5160933

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event_typeRip Current
ncei_event_id5,160,933
episode_id1,104,174
begin_utc2000-10-24T01:15:00+00:00
end_utc2000-10-24T05:00:00+00:00
stateGUAM
cz_typeC
cz_nameGUAM
deaths_direct1
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct1
injuries_indirect0
wfo_sourceNEWSPAPER
episode_narrativeAt 1421 the Coast Guard received a call from the Fish and Wildlife Service about swimmers being swept over the reef at Ritidian Point by strong currents. Rescuers from Guam Police and Guam Fire Rescue, a Navy HC-5 helicopter and personal watercraft from Andersen Air Force Base searched for the swimmers. The swimmers were two Japanese tourist, one a male (33 years old) the other female. The woman made it back to shore sustaining only cuts and scrapes in the ordeal. The man was not rescued and his body was recovered a few days later.
year2,000

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GUAM — Coastal — TerraPulse