Rip Current in Escambia Coastal, Florida

Rip Current April 6, 2023 · Escambia Coastal, Florida

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 12 year old male died a week after being rescued from a rip current in Perdido Key. A male in his 50s and a 16 year old also died from injuries sustained during the rescue.

The wider storm

A 16 year old male and an adult male in his 50s both died trying to save a 12 year old boy from rip currents in Perdido Key. They were family friends visiting from Atlanta. The 12 year old died a week later at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1091574. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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