Rip Current in Coastal Volusia County, Florida

Rip Current May 23, 2015 – May 25, 2015 · Coastal Volusia County, Florida

Death

Injuries

What the National Weather Service wrote

Volusia County Beach Patrol confirmed the death of a 62-year-old male from Lebanon who died after being rescued from a rip current near the 1700 block of Atlantic Avenue in Ormond Beach around 0955 EST on May 25. The man was unconscious after being pulled from the surf and later died at the hospital. Nearby at Daytona Beach, three people were rescued from rough surf and rip currents and transported to a local hospital.

The wider storm

Enhanced onshore flow created rough surf and numerous strong rip currents that kept local beach patrols extremely busy during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Beach safety and local news media indicated four rip current related drownings and over 500 ocean rescues, primarily in Volusia and Brevard Counties.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 569485. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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