Rip Current — Coastal Palm Beach County, Florida
November 9, 2010 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Coastal Palm Beach County
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 46-year-old Canadian businessman, in town for a conference, drowned at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel beach in Manalapan during an overnight swim. Seas were rough, with rip currents likely occurring along with swells of up to 3 feet.
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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.