Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
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Area
Brevard
Event narrative (NOAA)
A group of tourists from Indiana were visiting Cocoa Beach. A 45-year-old man attempted to aid a female member of his group who was struggling to swim after being caught in a rip current. Cocoa Beach Fire Department personnel deployed a jet ski, and the man and woman were brought to shore. The man was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The female was treated, and she survived.
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.