Rip Current in Okaloosa Coastal, Florida

Rip Current August 31, 2024 · Okaloosa Coastal, Florida

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 40 year old male visitor drowned after he and his juvenile son were swept out into the Gulf of Mexico by a rip current. Both father and son were taken to the hospital. The son was reportedly in stable condition, but the father did not survive. The drowning occurred at James Lee Park in Destin.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1212563. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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