Rip Current in Coastal Broward, Florida

Rip Current July 14, 2006 · Coastal Broward, Florida

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 53-year-old Fort Lauderdale man drowned when he was caught in a rip current in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. The man tried to swim to shore but exhausted himself. There were no lifeguards at the beach.Winds were east at around 15 mph when the drowning occurred, and the Hazardous Weather Outlook issued that morning indicated a slight risk of rip currents along the Atlantic beaches. This followed several cloudy and rainy days in South Florida.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5521584. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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