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Rip Current in Coastal Volusia County, Florida
Rip Current December 2, 2022 · Coastal Volusia County, Florida
What the National Weather Service wrote
Volusia County Sheriff and local broadcast media relayed reports that a 54-year-old male from South Carolina drowned after being caught in a rip current at New Smyrna Beach. The incident occurred around 1330LST in an unguarded area in the 6000 Block south, near Pompano Ave. A co-worker witnessed the man begin to struggle in a rip current and tried to help, but was unable to do so. He was missing for two hours before beach officials located him with a rescue ski.
The wider storm
A 54-year-old male from South Carolina drowned after being caught in a rip current at New Smyrna Beach.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1059043. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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