Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Volusia
Event narrative (NOAA)
Six people visiting from Tennessee were swimming about 1500LST and got caught in a rip current at New Smyrna Beach. Two were rescued by lifeguards and a few others made it back to shore on their own. An 18-year old male was pulled from the water by a beachgoer and lifeguards, but was unresponsive. CPR was initiated and he was taken to a nearby hospital where he died one week later (March 20). An autopsy indicated he died from drowning.
Other notable rip current events in Florida
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.