Rip Current in Escambia County, Florida

Rip Current May 10, 2002 · Escambia County, Florida

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

An 18-year old male student drowned in rough water near an unguarded stretch of beach near Fort Pickens. Yellow Flags, warning swimmers of rough surf, were flying along the beach at the time of the drowning. The student was with a group of kids when they couldn't find him. By the time rescuers found the boy, he had drowned.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5296562. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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