Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
South Walton
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 65 year old male from Coppell, TX drowned from a rip current. Beach patrons notified South Walton Fire District's Tower 31 lifeguard that bystanders had pulled the male, who was unresponsive, from the water nearly half a mile to the west of the tower. Single red flags were flying.
Other notable rip current events in Florida
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.