Rip Current · Puerto Rico

Rip Current February 19, 2023 · Culebra, Puerto Rico

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 70-year-old male was swept away by rip currents at Flamenco Beach in Culebra.

The wider storm

The combination of a small northerly swell and a high pressure system driving fresh to strong winds across the islands resulted in choppy and confused seas across the Atlantic waters. As a result, breaking waves of 7 to 9 feet resulted in a high rip current risks for the north-facing beaches of the islands.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1073760. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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