Rip Current in Coastal Broward County, Florida

Rip Current July 14, 2013 · Coastal Broward County, Florida

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 23-year old male drowned in a strong rip current at Fort Lauderdale Beach trying to save six of his friends when they were caught in the current. It occurred during the early evening after lifeguards had left for the day and the seven friends did not heed the red flag warnings lining the beaches. Lifeguards had saved 41 people on Sunday in the same location.

The wider storm

High pressure over the Atlantic produced onshore winds along the southeast coast with strong rip currents developing at the beaches.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 469874. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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