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Eventdex · Coastal Flood, High Surf & Storm Surge

INDIAN RIVER

664592

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Event typeevent_typeHigh Surf
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id664,592
Episode IDepisode_id111,392
Begin UTCbegin_utc2016-12-29T12:00:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2016-12-29T23:00:00+00:00
StatestateFLORIDA
County/zone typecz_typeZ
County/zone namecz_nameINDIAN RIVER
Deaths directdeaths_direct1
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property0.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceNewspaper
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeA man standing in the surf at Vero Beach was knocked down by a large wave. After being rescued from the ocean and transported to a hospital, he later died due to a broken neck, resulting from the wave impact.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeA 58-year old man from New York was standing in the ocean facing the shoreline when a large wave crashed into him from behind. Rescuers found the man face down in the water and performed CPR on him until medical crews arrived and transported him to a local hospital, where he died the following day. An autopsy revealed he died of a broken neck, after being hit by a large wave. A nearby wave buoy observed 3 foot seas at the time of the incident and life guards indicated occasional large swells up to 5 feet, breaking close to the shore in knee-deep water.
Yearyear2,016

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INDIAN RIVER — Coastal Flood, High Surf & Storm Surge — TerraPulse