Saturday, July 3, 2010

KCHS [032339]: Preliminary Local Storm Report

NWUS52 KCHS 032339
LSRCHS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
739 PM EDT SAT JUL 03 2010

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

1200 PM RIP CURRENTS EDISTO BEACH 32.49N 80.32W
07/03/2010 COLLETON SC OTHER FEDERAL

*** 1 FATAL, 1 INJ *** FOUR PEOPLE WERE CAUGHT IN A
POSSIBLE RIP CURRENT AROUND 12 PM EDT NEAR THE PIER AT
EDISTO BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA. TWO WERE ABLE TO FREE
THEMSELVES FROM THE POSSIBLE RIP CURRENT...ONE WAS
RESCUED BUT INJURED AND THE OTHER DROWNED. THE DROWNING
VICTIM WAS A 19-YEAR OLD MALE. DETAILS OF THE SECOND
INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS INJURED IS UKNOWN AT THIS TIME BUT WAS
SENT TO THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOR
TREATMENT. THIS INFORMATION IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE AS MORE DETAILS ARE RECEIVED.


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