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Eventdex · Coastal Flood, High Surf & Storm Surge

COASTAL PALM BEACH COUNTY

469346

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Event typeevent_typeRip Current
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id469,346
Episode IDepisode_id77,864
Begin UTCbegin_utc2013-07-07T17:00:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2013-07-07T22:00:00+00:00
StatestateFLORIDA
County/zone typecz_typeZ
County/zone namecz_nameCOASTAL PALM BEACH COUNTY
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct1
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property0.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceNewspaper
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeHigh pressure over the Atlantic resulted in an onshore flow across southeast Florida with strong rip currents at the beaches during the weekend of July 6 and 7. Dozens of people were rescued at southeast Florida beaches.
Event narrativeevent_narrativePalm Beach County Fire Rescue responded to a call around 5:37 PM EDT that as many as six swimmers were caught in a strong rip current. Upon arrival, rescue crews discovered that there were a total of four swimmers and an unknown number of rescuers. The four swimmers had already been rescued by bystanders and left the scene. One adult male, however, had been caught in a rip current helping to rescue young swimmers at Kreusler Park and was transported to JFK Medical Center in critical condition.
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COASTAL PALM BEACH COUNTY — Coastal Flood, High Surf & Storm Surge — TerraPulse