Rip Current in Nueces County Islands, Texas

Rip Current June 10, 2020 · Nueces County Islands, Texas

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

Emergency crews reported three swimmers entered the water on J.P. Luby Beach just before 5 PM on the 10th when they began to struggle near the Packery Channel north jetty. One swimmer, a 26-year old male, went missing and his body was later recovered on June 11th. The swimmer's location to the jetty implies localized rip currents were a contributing factor.

The wider storm

Emergency crews reported three swimmers entered the water on J.P. Luby Beach just before 5 PM on the 10th when they began to struggle near the Packery Channel north jetty. One swimmer, a 26-year old male, went missing. His body was recovered on the following day. The swimmer's location to the jetty implies localized rip currents were a contributing factor.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 906080. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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