1072794

Data

{
  "beginDate": "2023-02-19T15:30:00Z",
  "beginLatitude": null,
  "beginLongitude": null,
  "countyOrZone": "SOUTHERN BREVARD BARRIER ISLANDS",
  "damageCrops": 0,
  "damageProperty": 0,
  "deaths": 1,
  "endDate": "2023-02-19T15:30:00Z",
  "endLatitude": null,
  "endLongitude": null,
  "episodeNarrative": "Strong rip currents resulted in the deaths of two individuals in Brevard County, including a 48-year-old male in Melbourne Beach, and a 24-year-old male in Indialantic.",
  "eventId": "1072794",
  "eventNarrative": "News media reported the drowning of a 48-year-old male from New York after his body was pulled from the surf at Ocean Ave. in Melbourne Beach. Reports indicate the man was attempting to help his son who was also caught in a rip current at the time.",
  "eventType": "Rip Current",
  "eventTypeId": "rip-current",
  "floodCause": null,
  "injuries": 0,
  "magnitude": null,
  "magnitudeType": null,
  "source": "Newspaper",
  "state": "FLORIDA",
  "tornadoFScale": null
}

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