Rip Current — Okaloosa Coastal, Florida
August 5, 2018 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Okaloosa Coastal
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 50 year old male from Little Elm, Texas was caught in a rip current while trying to save his two children in the surf. He was pulled from the water and transported to a local hospital where he later died.
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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.