Rip Current — Coastal Walton, Florida
March 22, 2007 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Coastal Walton
Event narrative (NOAA)
Walton County Sheriff officials reported that a man drowned while attempting to rescue four people who were in distress on a raft. The four people on the raft made it safely to shore. The man was trapped in a combination of a rip current and a long shore current running parallel to the beach. The drowning occurred more than 800 yards from the nearest lifeguard tower at Miramar Beach.
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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.