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Rip Current August 24, 2025 · San Juan and Vicinity, Puerto Rico
What the National Weather Service wrote
A lifeguard assisted a person in distress who was swept away by a rip current in San Juan. The injured person was rescued and taken to the hospital.
The wider storm
A long period northerly swell from the then distant TC Erin and AL90 promoted life-threatening rip currents, rough surf conditions, and Small Craft Advisory conditions during the penultimate weekend of August. Three fatalities and multiple injuries were reported at north-oriented beaches of Puerto Rico.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1290353. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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