Rip Current — Coastal Miami-Dade County, Florida
August 14, 2016 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Coastal Miami-Dade County
Event narrative (NOAA)
Several people were caught and rescued in a rip current that occurred near 23rd Street in Miami Beach. A 34-year-old man from Fort Myers went into the water to rescue his wife. The woman was able to escape, but the man was pulled from the water not breathing shortly thereafter. He later died at Mount Sinai Hospital.
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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.