Rip Current — Brevard, Florida

2021-05-19 · Brevard, Florida

Event narrative

A 50-year old man from Michigan went missing after being caught in a rip current and rough surf while swimming near Cherie Down Park in Cape Canaveral. The search was called off the following day and man was presumed drowned. Near the time the man went missing, his nephew was rescued from the water by a surfer.

Wider weather episode

A man swimming at a Cape Canaveral beach went missing during a period of strong rip currents and rough surf. Brevard County Ocean Rescue presumed the man drowned due to a rip current.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 950578. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.