Rip Current — Coastal Palm Beach County, Florida
June 25, 2017 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
3
Property damage
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Area
Coastal Palm Beach County
Event narrative (NOAA)
Multiple members of the media reported that 4 swimmers were pulled out of the water from Ocean Reef Park and City Beach Municipal Park. These locations are near/on Singer Island, which is north of Palm Beach. A 14-year-old boy from Pahokee, Florida died in the hospital later that night. The other 3 people rescued were transported to area hospitals.
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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.