Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
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Area
Volusia
Event narrative (NOAA)
Over two hundred swimmers were rescued by Volusia County Beach Patrol on September 4 alone. Around 1000 LST, two teenagers were caught in a rip current and rescued by bystanders. One of the teenagers was transported to a local hospital were she later died. Around 2000 LST, a 19 year old was found face down in the ocean after being trapped in a rip current. The victim was transported to a local hospital, where he remained in a coma.
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.