Rip Current — Escambia, Florida

2001-04-03 · near Pensacola Beach, Escambia, Florida

Event narrative

A 44 year old male from Minnesota drowned in rough surf while trying to rescue a 10 year old playing on a boogie board. The man had gone into the rough surf to save the youth and got caught in a rip current and drowned. The boy was able to safely make it to shore. The area where the drowning occurred was not patrolled by life guards. AT the time of the drowning, yellow flags were flying along the beaches alerting people of the rough surf.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5240432. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.