Rip Current in Coastal Broward County, Florida

Rip Current September 14, 2008 · Coastal Broward County, Florida

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 21 year old male was swimming with a group of friends on Fort Lauderdale beach during the afternoon of Sunday, September 14th when he was caught in a rip current. Attempts were made by friends to pull him out of the current, but were unsuccessful. The coast guard conducted a search and rescue through the night and into Monday afternoon, but could not find the victim. The victim washed up on the shore along highway A1A early Wednesday morning.

The wider storm

A 21 year old male was caught in a rip current while swimming on Fort Lauderdale Beach.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 134761. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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