Rip Current — Lafourche, Louisiana

2002-09-22 · near Port Fourchon, Lafourche, Louisiana

Event narrative

Large swells from Hurricane Isidore, located in the extreme southeast Gulf of Mexico, caused rip tide conditions along the southeast Louisiana coast. A group of people swimming off the beach at Port Fourchon were caught in a rip tide. A 41 year old man drowned.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5320805. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.