Rip Current — Brevard, Florida

2014-07-19 · Brevard, Florida

Event narrative

A 31-year old man from Mims died of drowning after being caught in a rip current at an unguarded beach. A considerable amount of rip current rescues occurred during the day north at Daytona Beach and south at Cocoa Beach.

Wider weather episode

A local man was pulled from the surf and died after being caught in a rip current.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 523599. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.