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Rip Current in Coastal Palm Beach County, Florida

Rip Current May 31, 2013 · Coastal Palm Beach County, Florida

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What the National Weather Service wrote

A 17-year-old young man went missing at the Gulf Stream Park Beach in Boynton Beach, presumed to be swept away by a rip current. Rescue efforts both Friday afternoon and Saturday were unsuccessful and the Coast Guard suspended its search efforts a few days later.

The wider storm

A strong ridge of high pressure persisted over the southeast states resulting in an onshore wind along the southeast Florida coast and strong rip currents.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 454122. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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