Rip Current — Escambia, Florida

2002-09-14 · near Pensacola Beach, Escambia, Florida

Event narrative

A twenty year old student from a local college had gone to Pensacola Beach with his brother. They were body surfing in waist-deep water when a rip current started pulling them out. One brother was able to make it ashore but the other one drowned in the rough water. Red flags were flying warning of very rough surf because of Tropical Storm Hanna.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5319883. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.