Rip Current · Puerto Rico

Rip Current September 17, 2023 – September 18, 2023 · Northeast, Puerto Rico

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 15-year-old male was swept away by rip currents at a beach near Los Kioskos de Luquillo. The victim was recovered on 09/18/2023 around 1:15 PM AST.

The wider storm

The tropical cyclones centered well north of the islands, into the open Atlantic waters, continued to generate swells that deteriorated marine and coastal conditions along the northern coast of Puerto Rico. At least two lives were lost due to strong rip currents.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1128569. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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