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Rip Current — Lower Baldwin, Alabama

June 27, 2007 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Lower Baldwin

Event narrative (NOAA)

A man drowned near Lagoon pass on West beach in Gulf Shores. He was swimming with friends when they saw the undercurrents were too strong and tried to return to shore. The others made it to safety however he never returned and was found about 45 minutes later. He was the fourth swimmer to drown in the Gulf of Mexico off Baldwin county of the summer.

Other notable rip current events in Alabama

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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.

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