Rip Current — Northeast, Puerto Rico
2025-02-23 · Northeast, Puerto Rico
1
Direct deaths
3
Injuries
Event narrative
A 62-year-old man drowned while trying to rescue a female with two of his friends in Vacia Talega Beach.
Wider weather episode
A long period northerly swell produced high surf and life-threatening rip currents along the northern coast of the islands during the last weekend of February.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1231019. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.