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Rip Current — Baldwin Coastal, Alabama

March 5, 2023 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Baldwin Coastal

Event narrative (NOAA)

A male in his 60s from Kansas died on Sunday at the 1000 block of West Beach Blvd near 10th St in Gulf Shores, AL. The male was at an unguarded beach when he was swept away from the beach by a rip current. Bystanders were able to get the male out of the water, but once lifeguards and firefighters got to him, they could not resuscitate him. Single red flags were flying in Gulf Shores. There were at least a dozen rescues for distressed swimmers in the last two weeks and this was the first drowning of the year in Gulf Shores. Pensacola Beach and Orange Beach also reported several rip current rescues on Sunday. The weather was very nice on Sunday with highs in the 80s.

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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