Rip Current — Escambia Coastal, Florida
April 6, 2023 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Escambia Coastal
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 16 year old male drowned trying to save a family of four caught in a rip current in Perdido Key. An adult male in his 50s also died and the 12 year old boy they were trying save died a week later in the hospital.
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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.