Rip Current — Coastal Broward County, Florida
January 2, 2017 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Coastal Broward County
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 78-year-old man drowned around 3 PM near Pompano Beach Pier when a rip current pulled him out 100 yards from the beach. Two others in their 60s were rescued in the same incident.
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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.