Rip Current — Coastal Palm Beach County, Florida
March 12, 2010 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
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Area
Coastal Palm Beach County
Event narrative (NOAA)
A junior from New York University, plus friends, was on a spring break trip at Jupiter. The NYU student drown when he and a friend plus others got caught in a rip current. A Good Samaritan hopped out of a passing cab and dragged the friend to shore, but could not get to the student in time. The student was pronounced dead at Jupiter Medical Center.
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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.