Rip Current in St. Johns, Florida

Rip Current April 3, 2007 · St. Johns, Florida

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 15 year old Gainesville, Florida youth died at Flagler Hospital after being pulled out of a rip current on Tuesday, April 3rd. He was swept out around 3 p.m. and was recovered at 4 p.m. approximately 200 yards north of where he disappeared. He was taken to the hospital where he died.

The wider storm

A 15 year old boy died after being caught in a rip current.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 37482. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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