Rip Current — Coastal Palm Beach County, Florida
2025-10-09 · Coastal Palm Beach County, Florida
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Injuries
Event narrative
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue reported a person caught in a rip current roughly 100 feet from shore at Lake Worth Beach. The patient was rescued and transported to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Wider weather episode
Localized coastal flooding and hazardous beach conditions occurred along the coast of South Florida due to astronomically higher-than-normal high tides and swell in the Atlantic in mid October 2025.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1298440. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.