Rip Current — Coastal Palm Beach County, Florida
April 26, 2009 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Coastal Palm Beach County
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 24-year-old Cape Coral man drowned in rough surf and rip currents near Peruvian Avenue in Palm Beach, just south of the beach's guarded section. Lifeguards had just gone off-duty minutes before the drowning. Several people, including two of the victim's friends, tried to help.
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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.