Rip Current — Coastal Broward County, Florida
2008-09-07 · Coastal Broward County, Florida
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Direct deaths
Event narrative
A 46-year-old man drowned while out for a swim in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.
A guard at the Ocean Colony Condominiums had not seen the man for several minutes, and witnesses stated that the victim attempted to hold onto a buoy as he was pulled out. The man's body was later retrieved at the Commercial Boulevard Pier which is south of where the man first entered the water.
Wider weather episode
Increasing northeast winds along the Atlantic coast of South Florida lead to the formation of rip currents.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 134754. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.