Rip Current in Broward County, Florida
Rip Current July 17, 1996 · Broward County, Florida
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Death
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Injury
The wider storm
A 41-year-old man drowned in a rip current while trying to rescue his 11-year-old son on an unguarded section of Fort Lauderdale beach. The man was a good swimmer but swam directly against the current. His son survived. Two other children were rescued from a nearby rip current with an 11-year-old female requiring hospitalization.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5561820. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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