Rip Current in Coastal Okaloosa, Florida

Rip Current April 11, 2009 · Coastal Okaloosa, Florida

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

Airman First Class Josh Roussell of the 46th Test Wing on Eglin Air Force Base died shortly after 6 PM CDT after he was pulled out in a rip current while playing football in waist-deep water with his brother-in-law.

The wider storm

Strong rip currents along the Florida Panhandle beaches cause drowning deaths along Okaloosa County beaches in the Destin area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 200127. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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