Rip Current — Coastal Escambia, Florida
March 15, 2011 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Coastal Escambia
Event narrative (NOAA)
A Texas man who was pulled unconscious from the surf east of Portofino Island Resort on Pensacola Beach died after being airlifted to Gulf Breeze Hospital on Tuesday afternoon.
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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.