sneaker wave

This is old video of a sneaker wave taking out a group of tourist on the southern Washington coast. A sneaker wave is like a tsunami in that it is very long and can flood inland much farther than other waves. It is NOT caused by seismic events, and it is the result of many wave converging to create a larger wave.

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Science & Technology

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• sneaker wave
• tsunami

[nyyankees4296]

did they die

[ayelvington]

@nyyankees4296 No, they did not die, and thank you for asking. They were wet and scared, but everyone got out ok.

[themrbendewy]

RIP those two South Eugene students.

[itsbradie]

@themrbendewy RIP Jack and Connor <3

[pbrskater26]

Wow, now I know what to avoid

[nyyankees4296]

@ayelvington o ok good. I asked because everyone was writing RIP

[RedDragon0719]

Woah im going to Oregon soon, this is good to know thanks for posting.

[pablexism]

RIP forever. :'( <3

[corrsgalore]

wow! that's intense!

[toader1471]

brillant