Rip Current · Puerto Rico

Rip Current November 20, 2023 · Culebra, Puerto Rico

Death

Injury

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 42-year old male drowned after being swept away by rip currents at Playa Flamenco in Culebra. Another person was rescued when was also swept away by these rip currents.

The wider storm

The local winds and a fading northeasterly swell where creating breaking waves above 6 feet along the coastal areas of Puerto Rico and Culebra. A High Rip Current Statement was in effect for these beaches.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1149087. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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