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Rip Current in Coastal Escambia, Florida
Rip Current April 4, 2011 · Coastal Escambia, Florida
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Death
What the National Weather Service wrote
A Mobile resident died from drowning in a rip current in the surf off the Gulf Islands National Seashore as he pulled 3 other victims to safety.
The wider storm
Strong south winds ahead of an approaching cold frontal system resulted in strong rip currents along the beaches of northwest Florida.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 296755. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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