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Rip Current in Volusia, Florida

Rip Current May 8, 2019 · Volusia, Florida

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What the National Weather Service wrote

At approximately 0930 LST, a good Samaritan and life guard pulled an unconscious 69-year-old man from the water after he was pulled seaward by a rip current. The life guard administered CPR on the man in order to revive him, but attempts were unsuccessful. The man died due to drowning.

The wider storm

A 69-year-old man was pulled seaward by a rip current and was unconscious when a good Samaritan and life guard pulled him from the water. Life safety measures were administered, but the man died from drowning.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 813210. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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