High Surf in Volusia, Florida
High Surf September 23, 2018 · Volusia, Florida
What the National Weather Service wrote
Persistent swells of 3 to 4 feet produced rough, breaking surf at New Smyrna Beach, together with enhanced rip currents. A 43 year old man from Orlando was rescued from the surf and transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition where he later died. The man was surfing prior to being found unresponsive in the water. An autopsy confirmed the man died from drowning. Life guards attributed the fatality to the rough surf.
The wider storm
A man was rescued from rough surf at New Smyrna Beach and transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition where he later died.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 780582. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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