Home / Storms / Puerto Rico
Rip Current — Northeast, Puerto Rico
August 24, 2025 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Northeast
Event narrative (NOAA)
A man was swept away by rip currents and drowned this morning at Chatarra beach in Loiza, near PR-187 and the local kiosks. His body was recovered by a Coast Guard helicopter, taken to Isla Grande Airport, and then to the Hoare Hospital in Santurce, where he was declared dead.
Other notable rip current events in Puerto Rico
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.