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Rip CurrentEscambia, Florida

April 3, 2000 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
Area
Escambia

Event narrative (NOAA)

A second year resident at USA Medical Center drowned while swimming in rough water off of Pensacola Beach. Friends tried to save the man, but were unable to reach him. Another person had to be rescued from the rough surf. He was taken to the hospital and later released.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

Rip Current — Escambia, Florida, April 3, 2000 | DisasterAtlasUSA