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Rip Current — Lower Baldwin, Alabama

May 1, 2011 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Lower Baldwin

Event narrative (NOAA)

Witnesses report a hispanic man reportedly went below the water around 3 PM CDT near tower 4 on the main public beach at Gulf Shores after struggling in a strong rip current. His body was recovered by local search and rescue officials in the late afternoon hours.

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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.

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