Rip Current — Coastal Palm Beach County, Florida
2007-05-31 · Coastal Palm Beach County, Florida
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Direct deaths
Event narrative
A 31-year-old Michigan man drowned while trying to help a friend who had been caught in a rip current. The drowning occurred at the public beach near Ocean and Atlantic Avenues in Delray Beach, after lifeguards had gone home for the day.
Wider weather episode
Increasing east to southeast winds ahead of a low pressure area over the Gulf of Mexico which eventually became Tropical Storm Barry caused favorable conditions for rip currents along Atlantic beaches on May 31st. One person drowned in Delray Beach.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 36291. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.