Rip Current — Martin, Florida

2011-11-09 · Martin, Florida

Event narrative

A 34 year old female tourist was caught in a rip current and pulled underneath the water during rough surf, causing her to drown. One other woman was also caught in a rip current while swimming, but she was pulled from the water and survived.

Wider weather episode

Long period swells associated with distant Tropical Storm Sean produced numerous strong rip currents along the east central Florida coast. A female swimmer was pulled out to sea by a rip current and battered by the rough surf so that she became submerged in water. Lifeguards pulled the woman from the water and performed CPR, but she was unresponsive and later pronounced dead at an area hospital.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 347093. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.