Rip Current — Coastal Bay, Florida

2019-06-23 · Coastal Bay, Florida

Event narrative

Panama City Beach police and Beach fire rescue arrived at the beach near Crane street and Front beach road in response to a distressed swimmer. The swimmer was pulled from the water shortly after 2 o'clock and later died. He was a 59 year old male from West Virginia. A 41 year old male from West Virginia was also caught in a rip current and died. Single red flags were flying at the time.

Wider weather episode

Panama City Beach police and Beach fire rescue arrived at the beach near Crane street and Front beach road in response to a distressed swimmer. The swimmer was pulled from the water shortly after 2 o'clock and later died. He was a 59 year old male from West Virginia. A 41 year old male from West Virginia was also caught in a rip current and died. Single red flags were flying at the time.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 820556. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.