Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Escambia
Event narrative (NOAA)
Three people from Mobile (two males and a female) went to the beach to celebrate the females birthday. They were swimming in rough surf off of Pensacola Beach. The female got in a strong current and the two males tried to rescue her. Both of the males drowned in the rough surf and the female was rescued by other swimmers.
Other notable rip current events in Florida
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.