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Rip Current — Brevard, Florida

May 23, 2015 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
3
Property damage
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Area
Brevard

Event narrative (NOAA)

The body of a 50-year-old male from Kissimmee was pulled from the surf near the 700 block of Atlantic Street in Melbourne Beach around 1130 EST on May 25. Brevard County Fire Rescue and Beach Patrol noted there were strong rip currents in the area at the time. Two others were rescued from rough surf and rip currents to the north at Playalinda Beach and one person was rescued to the south at Hightower Beach in Satellite Beach.

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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