Rip Current in Coastal Volusia County, Florida

Rip Current April 10, 2022 · Coastal Volusia County, Florida

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

Local broadcast media reported a 13-year-old boy from Port Orange drowned after being caught in a rip current while swimming near Sunglow Fishing Pier at Daytona Beach Shores. The teenager and two other friends were in the water swimming when the 13-year-old suddenly disappeared. Beach safety officials searched for over an hour until they found the unresponsive teenager, and life-saving measures were attempted. The victim was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The wider storm

A 13-year-old boy drowned after being caught in a rip current in Volusia County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1007520. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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