Rip Current — Southern Colleton, South Carolina

2020-09-18 · Southern Colleton, South Carolina

Event narrative

The Town of Edisto Fire Department and Colleton County Fire and Rescue were dispatched to a water rescue in the 1300 block of Palmetto Boulevard on Edisto Beach. One child was pulled away from shore by a rip current and was rescued by an adult male prior to the arrival of first responders. The child was uninjured and the child's mother refused medical transport. The adult rescuer was in serious condition and was transported to the Medical University of South Carolina's (MUSC) hospital in Charleston.

Wider weather episode

Astronomical factors including the perigee and new moon helped produce favorable conditions for rip currents along the southeast South Carolina coast.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 924022. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.