Rip Current — Coastal Martin, Florida
June 20, 2024 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 48-year-old female and 51-year-old male were pulled from the rough surf in an unguarded portion of Stuart Beach, FL near the intersection of SE Macarthur Blvd. and NE Tradewind Ln. Martin County Ocean Rescue Lifeguards performed CPR on the victims before the two were transported to Martin North Hospital where they later died. The mother and father of six were vacationing from Pennsylvania. Two of their teen children were also caught in the rip current; however, they were able break the current and swim back to shore.
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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.