Event narrative (NOAA)
Tropical Storm Debby, located over the northeast Gulf of Mexico, created rough water conditions due to 20 mph winds with gusts to 35 mph. Two canoes went out on Lake Dorr with one adult in each canoe, and a total of five children divided between the two canoes. One canoe returned to shore to drop off the children, then attempted to return to the second canoe to assist them return to shore. While enroute, the canoe capsized and the person who was onboard drowned. The other canoe and occupant were helped back to shore by another vessel. None of the five canoeists were wearing life vests.
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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.