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Hurricane Rick claims first victim in Mexico resort
La Paz (AFP) Oct 19, 2009 Hurricane Rick has claimed its first victim as it churned northward along Mexico's Pacific Coast, whipping up a giant wave that swept away a man at the Los Cabos tourist resort, authorities said Monday. The 38-year-old, Miguel Barraza, "was devoured by fierce waves and we couldn't do anything to save his life," said the head of local rescue services, Francisco Cota Marquez, adding that the death occurred on Sunday. Rick packed sustained winds of 115 miles (185 kilometers) per hour on Monday, down from 180 miles per hour on Saturday, according to the US National Hurricane Center, which dropped the storm from a top category five to category three. But forecasters predict Rick will pick up speed as it moves toward the northeast, with the center arriving at southern Baja California late Tuesday or early Wednesday. The government of Mexico has issued a hurricane watch for the south of the peninsula and advised visitors and tourists to avoid beaches. Mexican weather services warned of winds and rain over north and northwest Mexico and the NHC warned about "potentially dangerous surf conditions" from large ocean swells. At 1500 GMT Monday, Rick was around 370 miles (595 kilometers) south southwest of the resort town of Cabo San Lucas as it headed northwest at nine miles (15 kilometers) per hour, parallel to Mexico's coast, the NHC said. Rick is the seventh hurricane of the eastern north Pacific 2009 season. Baja California also was battered in early September by Hurricane Jimena, which caused floods that killed at least one person. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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