Rip Current — Orange, California

2000-05-18 · near Newport Beach, Orange, California

Wider weather episode

A teenager swimming with two friends got caught in a rip current that extended 250 yards offshore. He tried to swim against it, tired and drowned. His body was discovered two hours later near Lifeguard Station 22.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5143337. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.