Rip Current — Coastal Miami-dade County, Florida

2007-05-28 · Coastal Miami-dade County, Florida

Event narrative

An 18-year-old male drowned while swimming with two teenage friends along Miami Beach at 70th Street. No lifeguards were on duty at the time of the drowning around 7:30 PM EDT. The body washed ashore about 4 hours later about 5 blocks away.

The two friends were taken to the hospital and released shortly thereafter.

Wider weather episode

Three people drowned at southeast Florida beaches over the Memorial Day weekend as a result of rip currents. East winds of 15 to 20 mph persisted for several days and caused favorable conditions for numerous rip currents.

A total of 30 rescues were performed along Palm Beach County beaches alone, with many more likely to have occurred across all of southeast Florida.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 35456. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.