Rip Current in Coastal Okaloosa, Florida

Rip Current July 3, 2009 · Coastal Okaloosa, Florida

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

Albert Mullally Jr of Morgan City Louisiana drowned just after 6 PM CDT while swimming in the surf at James Lee Park in Destin.

The wider storm

Strong rip currents along the Western Florida Panhandle become deadly at Destin on July 3rd when a tourist visiting from Louisiana drowns at James Lee Park.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 200128. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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