Rip Current — Northeast, Puerto Rico

2020-03-16 · Northeast, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

Three people were swept away by rip currents at Piones Beach in Loiza. Two were able to swim back and carried the other to shore but the person had no vital signs. The person who died was a tourist from Orlando, Florida.

Wider weather episode

A couple of tourists swept away and drowned due to rip currents in the beaches of Loiza and Isabela.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 954718. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.