High Surf in Coastal Okaloosa, Florida

High Surf December 24, 2015 · Coastal Okaloosa, Florida

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 51 year old male paddle boarder drowned in high surf off of Okaloosa Island, FL.

The wider storm

Strong and persistent onshore flow resulted in rough surf along the Gulf beaches of northwest Florida. An experienced paddle boarder was caught in the high surf and drowned.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 607352. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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