Rip Current — Coastal Bay, Florida

2019-04-19 · Coastal Bay, Florida

Event narrative

A 19 year old male and a friend went into the Gulf around 6 pm and began having trouble. The friend made it back to shore, but the 19 year old male did not. Double red flags were flying and a high risk of rip currents was in affect.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 808514. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.