Rip Current — Nueces County Islands, Texas

2020-06-10 · Nueces County Islands, Texas

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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_id 906080. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.