Rip Current — Coastal Volusia County, Florida
April 10, 2022 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
Local broadcast media reported a 13-year-old boy from Port Orange drowned after being caught in a rip current while swimming near Sunglow Fishing Pier at Daytona Beach Shores. The teenager and two other friends were in the water swimming when the 13-year-old suddenly disappeared. Beach safety officials searched for over an hour until they found the unresponsive teenager, and life-saving measures were attempted. The victim was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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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.