Rip Current — Eastern Cape May, New Jersey

2014-06-29 · Eastern Cape May, New Jersey

Wider weather episode

A 14-year-old boy drowned after getting caught in a rip current while swimming with his friends off of Ocean City. (Cape May County). It occurred shortly before 7 p.m. EDT on the 29th. The Ocean City Beach Patrol rescued six to eight people who were swimming with the teenager near the 9th Street Beach when they were swept offshore by the rip current.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 524799. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.