Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
—
Area
Volusia
Event narrative (NOAA)
Two foreign tourists were caught in a rip current near the Daytona Beach Pier around 4:30 pm local time. Life guards were able to rescue both swimmers, a 32-year-old male and a 26-year-old female. The male swimmer was unconscious, while the female swimmer was conscious after being rescued. Both were transported to a local hospital with injuries, where the male later died. The female swimmer was hospitalized and later released.
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.