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Rip Current — Baldwin Coastal, Alabama

May 21, 2022 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
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Area
Baldwin Coastal

Event narrative (NOAA)

A 14 year old mail from Baton Rouge, LA was caught in a rip current and drowned in Orange Beach, AL. The father was also caught in the rip current while trying to save his son. He was rushed to the emergency room due to water inhalation but survived.

Other notable rip current events in Alabama

Lower Baldwin · June 9, 20133 killedBaldwin Coastal · October 9, 20172 killedLower Baldwin · July 2, 20102 killedLower Mobile · April 9, 20152 killedBaldwin Coastal · August 11, 20172 killedMobile Coastal · August 2, 20182 killed

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.

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