Rip Current in Pinellas, Florida
Rip Current June 8, 2017 · Pinellas, Florida
What the National Weather Service wrote
Several swimmers were caught in rough surf on Treasure Island Beach, prompting a call to 911. Beach goers and rescue crews helped the swimmers to shore, but one of the swimmers, a 48 year old man, was unconscious. Rescuers performed CPR on the man before taking him to a hospital, where he died the next morning.
The wider storm
Breezy onshore winds behind a cold front produced conditions favorable for rip currents along the coast. One man drowned when he was unable to escape the rip current.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 696438. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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