Rip Current — Coastal Volusia County, Florida
April 11, 2008 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Coastal Volusia County
Event narrative (NOAA)
A man swimming in the surf was caught in a rip current and drowned. The man, vacationing from Pittsburgh, PA was the first drowning of the year in Volusia county.
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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.