Rip Current — Coastal Palm Beach County, Florida
April 2, 2018 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Coastal Palm Beach County
Event narrative (NOAA)
Several swimmers got caught in rip currents at the 2000 block of South A1A in Jupiter. a father had to be rescued by Good Samaritans and fire rescue personnel after saving his own children. the father was taken to the hospital in critical condition while the other swimmers were ok. The father later passed away at the 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.