Rip Current in Southern Bristol, Massachusetts

Rip Current July 12, 2011 · Southern Bristol, Massachusetts

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 42 year old man drowned after encountering a rip current at Anthony's beach in Dartmouth.

The wider storm

Rough seas developed on the southern coastal waters resulting in a forecast of a moderate risk of rip currents. One man was caught in a rip current at Anthony's Beach in Dartmouth, Massachusetts and drowned. Other beaches in the area reported numerous rescues and moderate rip currents on this day.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 332410. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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