Event narrative (NOAA)
At 1815 LST, a 14-year-old male was unresponsive when he was pulled from the surf, along with two other teenagers, by Martin County Sheriff Deputies at Bathtub Beach. The unresponsive teen was administered CPR and taken to a local hospital in critical conditions, where he later died from his injuries.
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.