Rip Current — Coastal Miami-Dade County, Florida
May 3, 2015 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Coastal Miami-Dade County
Event narrative (NOAA)
Two women in their 20s drowned as a result of rip currents at an unguarded beach near 54th Street on Miami Beach. One woman died shortly after arrival at the hospital and the second died at the hospital four days later. The women were visiting the area from New York.
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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.