Rip Current · Puerto Rico

Rip Current March 19, 2025 · Culebra, Puerto Rico

Death

Injury

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 67-year-old tourist from Michigan died the morning of March 19 at Flamenco Beach in Culebra, Puerto Rico, after being swept away by rip currents.

The wider storm

A series of large northerly swells impacted the Atlantic coastline of the islands during mid-March. These swells produced large breaking waves, life-threatening rip currents, and minor coastal flooding.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1247090. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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