Rip Current — Coastal Broward County, Florida
April 18, 2025 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Coastal Broward County
Event narrative (NOAA)
Multiple broadcast media sources reported that a 12 year old male went missing off of Fort Lauderdale Beach around the 800 block of Seabreeze Boulevard. Fort Lauderdale Fire and Rescue responded to the call shortly after 4:30pm. The Fort Lauderdale Police Department dive team located the body shortly after 8pm. Conditions at the time of the drowning consisted of breezy easterly winds, surf action, and a high risk of rip currents.
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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.