Rip Current — Coastal Broward, Florida
August 6, 2006 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Coastal Broward
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 36-year-old resident of Pompano Beach drowned after getting caught in a rip current off John U. Lloyd State Park in Hollywood.The beach did not have a lifeguard present, but signs were posted at the park entrance warning of rip currents.
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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.