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NWUS52 TJSJ 050409
LSRSJU
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1209 AM AST SUN APR 5 2026
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
0542 PM RIP CURRENTS 1 NW TIERRAS NUEVAS PON 18.48N 66.51W
04/04/2026 AMZ712 PR NEWSPAPER
*** 2 INJ ***
TWO RESCUE DIVERS WERE INJURED AT LA POZA DE
LAS MUJERES AFTER BEING STRUCK BY A LARGE
WAVE AND THROWN AGAINST ROCKS, AND SWEPT
AWAY BY STRONG RIP CURRENTS DURING A
RECOVERY OPERATION. THE DIVERS SUFFERED
VARIOUS FRACTURES AND TRAUMA. THE INCIDENT
OCCURRED AMID ADVERSE MARINE CONDITIONS AND
STRONG SURF, HAMPERING RECOVERY EFFORTS FOR
A 24-YEAR-OLD MALE WHO WAS SWEPT AWAY BY
CURRENTS ON THURSDAY. THE INJURED DIVERS
WERE RESCUED FROM THE WATER BY A POLICE
HELICOPTER (FURA) AND TRANSPORTED TO A
MEDICAL CENTER IN STABLE CONDITION.
CAM
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