Rip Current in Nueces County Islands, Texas

Rip Current June 30, 2021 · Nueces County Islands, Texas

Deaths

What the National Weather Service wrote

Around 10:45 AM LST. Wednesday, June 30th, crews responded to the Port Aransas beach for a call for two swimmers in distress near mile marker nine. Officials said a young man and his father were swimming when they both began to have trouble in the water. The father was rescued near mile marker 12 but later passed away at the hospital. The teenager remained missing until his body was found between beach marker nine and 10 around 1:30 AM LST. Friday, July 2nd. They were from San Antonio.

The wider storm

Rescue crews responded to the Port Aransas beach for a call for two swimmers in distress near mile marker nine late on the morning of the 30th. Officials said the young man and his father were swimming when they both began to have trouble in the water. The father was rescued near mile marker 12 but later passed away at the hospital. The teenager remained missing. His body was later found between beach marker nine and 10 in the early morning of July 2nd.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 967948. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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