Rip Current — Coastal Miami-Dade County, Florida
May 17, 2016 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
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Area
Coastal Miami-Dade County
Event narrative (NOAA)
Two rabbis visiting from New York drowned after being swept by rip currents at an unguarded beach near Haulover Inlet at 110th Street. A group of three men entered the water and began to struggle due to rip currents. One of the men made it back to shore and was hospitalized, while the other two drowned.
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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.