Rip Current in Galveston Island, Texas

Rip Current May 28, 2025 – May 29, 2025 · Galveston Island, Texas

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

First responders received a report of a lost swimmer around 12:45 AM CDT early Wednesday morning, whom had been swimming on the eastern side of the 24th Street Jetty in the no swimming zone. Beach patrol indicated that the swimmer had been seen being pulled out to sea, likely the result of a rip current. The swimmer was rescued at 12:49 AM CDT but was later pronounced dead at 1:32 AM CDT. The victim was a 25 year old woman from Houston.

The wider storm

Drowning occurred early in the morning as a result of a rip current.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1259531. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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