Rip Current — Coastal Palm Beach County, Florida
November 3, 2024 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
Local broadcast media and Palm Beach Sheriff's Office reported that the Manalapan Police Department received a 911 call from a beachgoer reporting a swimmer in distress just north of the Boynton Inlet. Security officers and medics from a nearby estate rescued a man from the rough surf and rip currents, administering CPR until Palm Beach County Fire Rescue personnel arrived. The swimmer was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead by emergency room staff at 11:17am.
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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.