Rip Current — Coastal Palm Beach County, Florida
May 15, 2010 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Coastal Palm Beach County
Event narrative (NOAA)
A couple visiting the area from Georgia drowned in rip currents in Lantana. A 57-year-old woman got into trouble after being pulled by a rip current. Her 70-year-old husband jumped in to save her, but was also caught in the current. Two Good Samaritans jumped in the water to try to save the couple without success.||The drownings occurred at an unguarded section of the beach.
Other notable rip current events in Florida
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.