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Rip CurrentBrevard, Florida

April 19, 2014 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Brevard

Event narrative (NOAA)

A 51 year old male from Tennessee died of drowning after being caught in a rip current at an unguarded beach. Ocean rescue personnel observed dangerous rip currents at the time of the drowning.

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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.

Rip Current — Brevard, Florida, April 19, 2014 | DisasterAtlasUSA