Seven people died over nine days this month at Panama City Beach along the Gulf Coast of Florida, the National Weather Service said.
said. Rip currents were the primary hazard listed alongside the agency's records of their deaths, with Panama City Beach seeing the highest concentration of"surf zone" fatalities throughout the month of June.
A rip current is essentially a channel of moving water, somewhat like a river, that forms in the ocean and flows away from the shoreline and out to sea, according to the weather service, which updates an interactive map and accompanying database with surf zone fatalities across the United States, including those linked to rip currents. Deadly incidents were reported at Panama City Beach between June 15 and June 24. Officials last updated the national database the following day, on June 25.
Authorities in Bay County, which encompasses Panama City Beach, lamented the spike in"tragic and unnecessary" fatal incidents and urged beachgoers to heed public safety warnings. "I'm beyond frustrated at the situation that we have with tragic and unnecessary deaths in the Gulf. I have watched while deputies, firefighters and lifeguards have risked their lives to save strangers. I have seen strangers die trying to save their children and loved ones, including two fathers on fathers day," Bay County Sheriff Tommy Ford said in a statement shared to I’m beyond frustrated at the situation that we have with tragic and unnecessary deaths in the Gulf.
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