Rip Current — Escambia, Florida

2003-08-31 · near Pensacola Beach, Escambia, Florida

Event narrative

An eighteen year old resident alien from Mexico disappeared in rough surf near Fort Pickens. He worked for a landscaping company who were treating their employees to a day at the beach. He drowned in the rough surf.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5376899. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.