Rip Current, Guam
- When
- February 11, 3:00 PM SST to 6:05 PM SST
- Where
- Guam County, Central Portion
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Rip Current in Guam, February 11, 2000
A tourist, Bill Evans, 27, was swept out to sea in Hagatna Bay. He was bodyboarding with a female companion during the afternoon when they were caught in a strong current.
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS GUA wrote it up.
A tourist, Bill Evans, 27, was swept out to sea in Hagatna Bay. He was bodyboarding with a female companion during the afternoon when they were caught in a strong current. The female was picked by a personal watercraft operator and was safe. The emergency call came in at 1518. Evans' body was spotted at 1757 by a Navy HC-5 helicopter. He was brought to the Naval Hospital and was pronounced dead at 1805. The strong currents were caused by swells moving through the area. These swells were generated by a strong storm that was in the vicinity of Japan on the 7th and 8th of the month.
Event by event
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Current, Guam | 2000-02-11 | 27 | Male | In Water | Direct |
What these are
- Rip Current
- A narrow, fast current flowing away from the beach that caused a drowning or rescue.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Rain in California, February 11 to 14, 2000
- High Wind in California, February 11 to 14, 2000
- Heavy Rain in California, February 11 to 14, 2000
- Flood in California, February 11 to 14, 2000
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, February 11, 2000
- Heavy Rain in California, February 11 to 14, 2000
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, February 11 to 14, 2000
- Winter Storm in Kansas, February 11, 2000
- Winter Storm in Maine, February 11, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Maine, February 11, 2000
- Heavy Snow in California, February 11 to 14, 2000
- Hail in Tennessee, February 11 to 12, 2000
More
Every storm in Guam in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Guam, February 2000
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5143864.