Rip Current — Coastal Volusia County, Florida
December 2, 2022 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Coastal Volusia County
Event narrative (NOAA)
Volusia County Sheriff and local broadcast media relayed reports that a 54-year-old male from South Carolina drowned after being caught in a rip current at New Smyrna Beach. The incident occurred around 1330LST in an unguarded area in the 6000 Block south, near Pompano Ave. A co-worker witnessed the man begin to struggle in a rip current and tried to help, but was unable to do so. He was missing for two hours before beach officials located him with a rescue ski.
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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.