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Rip Current — Indian River, Florida

March 14, 2015 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Indian River

Event narrative (NOAA)

A 17-year old male from the local area was swimming outside the guarded beach at Jaycee Beach Park in Vero Beach. Rip currents, rough surf and a south-to-north longshore current were present throughout the day. The swimmer was likely caught within a rip current around 1600 EST and drowned. His body was recovered in the surf south of Jaycee Beach Park two days later.

Other notable rip current events in Florida

Walton · June 8, 20036 killedCoastal Bay · June 24, 20233 killedCoastal Bay · June 21, 20243 killedEscambia · June 4, 20002 killedHillsborough · August 23, 19982 killedLee · March 28, 19972 killed

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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