Rip Current in Coastal Santa Rosa, Florida

Rip Current July 20, 2013 · Coastal Santa Rosa, Florida

Death

Injury

What the National Weather Service wrote

Two swimmers in the surf were overtaken by strong rip currents. One of the swimmers was rescued by lifeguards and taken to the hospital where he recovered from his injuries, while the other drowned and was found 2 hours later just before sunset. The drowning victim was Jeremy Aaron Johnson, a 39 year old physical fitness trainer from New Orleans, Louisiana who was vacationing in the Navarre area.

The wider storm

Strong south winds aided in the development of strong rip currents on the afternoon of Saturday July 20 in the surf zone along the beaches of NW Florida from Pensacola Beach to Destin.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 481884. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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