Rip Current — Coastal Volusia County, Florida

2013-07-06 · Coastal Volusia County, Florida

Event narrative

Multiple media sources reported a 30-year old Georgia man drowned after being caught in a rip current, south of Cardinal Avenue in Ormond Beach. An off-duty lifeguard was in the area and pulled the man from the Alantic. Another woman who was trapped in the rip current was rescued.

Wider weather episode

A 30-year-old Georgia man died after being caught in a rip current in Ormond Beach south of Cardinal Avenue.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 451380. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.