Rip Current — Coastal Horry, South Carolina

2014-07-19 · Coastal Horry, South Carolina

Event narrative

An 11 year old boy was on his body board and was pulled 150 feet into the ocean by a rip current and drowned.

Wider weather episode

A rip current pulled a boy out to sea in Myrtle Beach.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 535650. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.