Rip Current · Puerto Rico

Rip Current March 16, 2023 · Northeast, Puerto Rico

Death

Injury

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 911 operator received a report of a drowning at La Pared beach in Luquillo. Police officers found a male between 25 and 35 years old drowned on the shore.

The wider storm

A long period northerly swell and wind-driven seas resulted in large breaking waves along the north coast of Puerto Rico during the week of March 16th. Life-threatening rip currents and high surf conditions were observed with this event.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1076236. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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