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Rip CurrentMiami-Dade, Florida

May 15, 2004 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
Area
Miami-Dade

Event narrative (NOAA)

Two brothers visiting from New York City were caught in a rip current about 150 yards offshore from an unguarded section of Sunny Isles Beach. Lifeguards arriving on the scene rescued one but the other drowned.

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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 — Miami-Dade, Florida, May 15, 2004 | DisasterAtlasUSA