Rip Current in Coastal Duval, Florida

Rip Current May 23, 2021 · Coastal Duval, Florida

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

One male drowned due to a rip current. He was trying to save his two young children from the rip current. Witnesses were able to create a human-chain and save the children, but were unable to rescue the victim. The drowning occurred at Huguenot Park.

The wider storm

Persistent easterly winds combined with elevated surf over the weekend created a High Rip Current risk along local NE FL beaches and resulted in numerous ocean rescues.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 953079. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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