Rip Current — Coastal Volusia County, Florida

2018-07-11 · Coastal Volusia County, Florida

Event narrative

At 1300LST a 61-year-old man from Michigan was unresponsive when life guards pulled him from the water near the 1700 block of A1A and North Shore Boulevard in Ormond-By-The-Sea. The life guards performed CPR on the man before he was transported to a local hospital, where he later died of drowning. According to Volusia County Ocean Rescue, over 140 people were rescued from rip currents in a two day period covering July 10-11. Strong rip currents were occurring due to large swells generated from Hurricane Chris located well to the north, offshore the eastern seaboard.

Wider weather episode

A man was unresponsive when he was pulled from the water by life guards, during a day with numerous rip current rescues. The man later died at a local hospital. The cause of death was drowning.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 760551. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.