HAMILTON, Bermuda — Tropical Storm Bertha kicked up deadly surf as far away as New Jersey on Sunday and threatened to lash Bermuda with rain and high winds.
Several business owners in the British territory said they planned to send workers home by noon today, while residents began taping windows and securing boats.
“We’ve been through this several times, so everyone’s relaxed but prepared,” said Ruth O’Kelly-Lynch, 25.
Tricky currents from the storm apparently played a role in the deaths of three swimmers off New Jersey.
Authorities said one man drowned and another was missing and feared dead after a Saturday-evening swim. A third man died the same day after being plucked from a rip current in Atlantic City, but doctors said Sunday night he died of natural causes rather than drowning.
