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Eventdex · Coastal

GUAM

5259793

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event_typeRip Current
ncei_event_id5,259,793
episode_id1,120,046
begin_utc2001-07-05T05:20:00+00:00
end_utc2001-07-05T06:00:00+00:00
stateGUAM
cz_typeC
cz_nameGUAM
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct1
injuries_indirect0
wfo_sourceNEWSPAPER
episode_narrativeAt 1830, the Guam Police Department received a call of a swimmer stranded off the reef. The individual, a male, was kayaking outside the reef near the Nikko Hotel with his friends. Witnesses said they saw the guy flip over in his kayak. Three bystanders went to assist the man only to find themselves drifting out as well until police arrived. The surf was reported as very rough with waves reaching as high as 10 feet and crashing into the reef. Other people in the area reported as seeing another body in the water. Guam Fire Department rescue units and a Navy HC-5 squadron helicopter were activated. They found out that it was just floating debris. The swells that generated the Hazardous Surf conditions was generated by Tropical Storm Utor, which passed west of the Mariana Islands.
year2,001

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GUAM — Coastal — TerraPulse