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Rip Current in Coastal Broward County, Florida
Rip Current October 24, 2008 · Coastal Broward County, Florida
What the National Weather Service wrote
A 57 year old male was swimming with a friend and his son at an unguarded beach near North Ocean Drive and Forrest Street in Hollywood Beach when a rip current caused him to drown. Medics performed CPR but were unable to save him.
The wider storm
Strong east to southeast winds of 20 to 25 mph caused strong rip currents to form along the southeast Florida Atlantic beaches. A rip current in Hollywood claimed the life of a 57 year old man.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 134888. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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