Rip Current — Coastal Broward County, Florida
April 25, 2009 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
—
Area
Coastal Broward County
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 73-year-old Washington D.C. man visiting his condo in Pompano Beach drowned while attempting to rescue two boys who were caught in a rip current off 1000 South Ocean Boulevard in Pompano Beach. The man swam out to save the 2 boys, but was overwhelmed by the surf and rip currents and suffered a heart attack. A second man who attempted to rescue the victim was taken to the hospital for observation after having trouble breathing.
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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.