Rip Current — Coastal Broward County, Florida
July 14, 2013 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Coastal Broward County
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 23-year old male drowned in a strong rip current at Fort Lauderdale Beach trying to save six of his friends when they were caught in the current. It occurred during the early evening after lifeguards had left for the day and the seven friends did not heed the red flag warnings lining the beaches. Lifeguards had saved 41 people on Sunday in the same location.
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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.