Rip Current in Coastal Volusia County, Florida

Rip Current July 15, 2023 · Coastal Volusia County, Florida

What the National Weather Service wrote

Volusia County Beach Safety reported a 37 year-old male and a female companion from out of state were caught in a rip current around 4pm. The female was able to return to shore and call for help. Beach safety personnel recovered the victim from beyond the sandbar. He was then transported to a local hospital and pronounced deceased. The incident occurred at an unguarded section of the beach.

The wider storm

A man drowned in a rip current in Wilbur-by-the-Sea a female companion was able to escape uninjured.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1101324. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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