Rip Current in Volusia, Florida

Rip Current March 13, 2017 · Volusia, Florida

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

Six people visiting from Tennessee were swimming about 1500LST and got caught in a rip current at New Smyrna Beach. Two were rescued by lifeguards and a few others made it back to shore on their own. An 18-year old male was pulled from the water by a beachgoer and lifeguards, but was unresponsive. CPR was initiated and he was taken to a nearby hospital where he died one week later (March 20). An autopsy indicated he died from drowning.

The wider storm

Six people visiting from out of state were swimming at New Smyrna Beach and got caught in a rip current. All made it back to shore on their own or were rescued. One of the swimmers was pulled to shore unresponsive and later died at a nearby hospital.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 727424. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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