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Rip Current in Baldwin County, Alabama

Rip Current April 9, 1998 · Baldwin County, Alabama

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What the National Weather Service wrote

A 51 year old male on vacation to the gulf coast from Michigan, drowned after his wave board drifted out of his reach in rough surf. There was a strong eastward flowing current where the male drowned. Rescuers tried to reach him but were unable to do so before he drowned.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5642727. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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