Rip Current in Coastal Walton, Florida

Rip Current March 22, 2007 · Coastal Walton, Florida

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

Walton County Sheriff officials reported that a man drowned when a kayak carrying him and his teenage son overturned off Grayton Beach State Park. The son swam safely to shore.

The wider storm

Fifty rip currents were reported in the waters off Walton County by the South Walton County Fire District during the afternoon of March 22. These rip currents were directly responsible for the drownings of two men, one at Grayton Beach, and the other at Miramar Beach.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 21469. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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