Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Coastal Cameron
Event narrative (NOAA)
A local surfing instructor and trained spotter found a man unconscious in the water after hearing shouts from concerned family members. Though the victim was estimated to be a weak swimmer, moderate to strong rip currents likely caused the fatality, based on surf heights still 4 to 6 feet in the area, offshore sea heights 5 to 6 feet at the estimated time of death, and swell period of 6 to 7 seconds, all from a primary east-southeast swell.
Other notable rip current events in Texas
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.