Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Volusia
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 40 year old male drown while attempting to rescue his children who were being pulled seaward by a strong rip current. The man was found floating in the water unconscious about a quarter mile away. Witnesses tried to perform CPR, and the man was taken to a local hospital, but didn't survive. ||The children were rescued by surfers.
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.