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Rip Current in Coastal Palm Beach County, Florida
Rip Current April 13, 2009 · Coastal Palm Beach County, Florida
What the National Weather Service wrote
A 20-year-old Boynton Beach resident drowned when caught in a rip current just north of Lake Worth Pier. The victim was swimming about 200 yards offshore. Two people attempted to rescue the victim to no avail.
City lifeguards had already left for the day, and there had been warning flags posted throughout the day.
The wider storm
Persistent onshore southeasterly winds along the Palm Beach County coast led to the formation of rip currents.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 166356. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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