Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Coastal Nassau
Event narrative (NOAA)
A male went into cardiac arrest and died as a result of being caught in a rip current. Many people tried to help the victim return to shore before rescuers arrived, but they, too, were caught in the rip current. Lifeguards rescued the victim, but he was later pronouced dead at the hospital. Others at the incident were rescued from rip currents and treated by on-scene paramedics.
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.