Rip Current in Coastal Cameron, Texas

Rip Current October 8, 2016 · Coastal Cameron, Texas

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 22 year old male swimming in the Gulf of Mexico on South Padre Island, near the 300 block of Padre Boulevard drowned in a rip current. His body was recovered on October 11 farther down the beach.

The wider storm

Individual was swimming in the Gulf of Mexico on South Padre Island, during a day with a moderate risk of rip currents and rough surf. A 22 year old male went missing while swimming near the Bridgeport Condominiums near the 300 block of Padre Boulevard. His body was recovered on October 11.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 663094. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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