Rip Current in Coastal Volusia County, Florida

Rip Current May 14, 2013 · Coastal Volusia County, Florida

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 22 year old male tourist from New York became caught in a rip current and drowned. He was an inexperienced swimmer. Two others, a male and female, were also caught in the rip current, but were better swimmers and they escaped to safety. The nearest lifeguard tower was approximately 5 miles away.

The wider storm

A inexperienced swimmer at an unguarded beach was caught in a rip current and drowned.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 442002. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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