Rip Current — Coastal Palm Beach County, Florida
2010-03-12 · Coastal Palm Beach County, Florida
1
Direct deaths
1
Injuries
Event narrative
A junior from New York University, plus friends, was on a spring break trip at Jupiter. The NYU student drown when he and a friend plus others got caught in a rip current. A Good Samaritan hopped out of a passing cab and dragged the friend to shore, but could not get to the student in time. The student was pronounced dead at Jupiter Medical Center.
Wider weather episode
A New York University student on a spring break trip drowns in a rip current.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 221206. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.