Rip Current — Volusia, Florida

2022-03-14 · Volusia, Florida

Event narrative

Local broadcast media and Volusia County Beach Safety officials reported that a 53-year-old woman from Pennsylvania drowned after being caught in a rip current near the 180th block of South Atlantic Avenue in Ormond Beach. Several bystanders noticed the woman unresponsive in the water and went into the surf to pull her out. Beach safety officials arrived and performed CPR. The woman was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Wider weather episode

A 53-year-old woman was caught in a rip current and drowned in Ormond Beach in Volusia County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1006626. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.