Rip Current — Coastal St. Lucie, Florida
November 3, 2024 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Coastal St. Lucie
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 16-year-old male was pulled from the surf at Pepper Park Beach in Fort Pierce, FL on Sunday, November 3, 2024 around 6:00 p.m. in the evening. He was taken to HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital where he died later that evening. The beach is typically guarded through the day, until about 5:00 p.m. The threat of rip currents was high that day, and witnesses indicated that rough surf was occurring at the time of the incident.
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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.