Rip Current — Culebra, Puerto Rico
2022-05-04 · Culebra, Puerto Rico
1
Direct deaths
1
Injuries
Event narrative
A 911 call alerted the police about a floating person in Flamenco Beach. The person was taken into an ambulance to a hospital, where the doctor confirmed the death by drowning.
Wider weather episode
The combination of a small northerly swell and choppy, wind-driven seas resulted in life-threatening rip currents across most of the north and east-facing beaches of the islands on the 4th of May.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1032574. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.