High Surf in Brevard, Florida

High Surf January 1, 2015 – January 4, 2015 · Brevard, Florida

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A stretch of above normal temperatures led to favorable conditions for bathers and surfers at local beaches. Several rip current rescues occurred during this holiday vacation period. On Sunday, January 4 at 1600 EST, a 64 year old famous surf photographer from Rhode Island was upended by rough waves while surfing and knocked unconscious at Paradise Beach in Melbourne Beach. He never regained consciousness and died about a week later in the hospital.

The wider storm

Rough surf and stronger than normal rip currents occurred during the first few days of January. A surfer drowned in the rough surf in Melbourne Beach.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 550101. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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