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Very large ocean waves, on the order of 15 to 20 feet, are capable of sweeping people from coastal rocks and causing drowning.
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Magnitude example illustrating the danger posed by high surf and large breaking waves along rocky shorelines.
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California man presumed dead after wave sweeps him
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