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Rip CurrentDuval, Florida

May 15, 2013 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Duval

Event narrative (NOAA)

A man died trying to rescue a 10 year old boy from a rip current at Hanna Park. The boy was pulled to safety, but the 62 year old died a short time later at the hospital. The event was logged as an indirect fatality.

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.

Rip Current — Duval, Florida, May 15, 2013 | DisasterAtlasUSA