Rip Current in Lower Baldwin, Alabama

Rip Current May 1, 2011 · Lower Baldwin, Alabama

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

Witnesses report a hispanic man reportedly went below the water around 3 PM CDT near tower 4 on the main public beach at Gulf Shores after struggling in a strong rip current. His body was recovered by local search and rescue officials in the late afternoon hours.

The wider storm

Strong southerly onshore winds produce deadly rip currents at the beaches of Alabama over the weekend.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 296766. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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