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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
618 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2026
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
0105 PM RIP CURRENTS 1 SSE COCOA BEACH 28.31N 80.61W
04/14/2026 AMZ552 FL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
*** 2 FATAL, 1 INJ ***
BREVARD COUNTY OCEAN RESCUE REPORTS TWO RIP
CURRENT–RELATED FATALITIES EARLIER TODAY
AROUND 1:00 P.M. IN COCOA BEACH. ACCORDING
TO LOCAL MEDIA, A WOMAN IN HER 30S ENTERED
THE WATER AFTER HER CHILD WAS CAUGHT IN A
RIP CURRENT NEAR THE S 5TH ST. BEACH ACCESS.
A BYSTANDER ALSO ATTEMPTED TO RESCUE THE
INDIVIDUALS BUT WAS ALSO CAUGHT IN A RIP
CURRENT. BREVARD COUNTY FIRE RESCUE
TRANSPORTED BOTH ADULTS TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL,
WHERE THEY LATER DIED. THE CHILD SURVIVED;
THEIR CONDITION IS UNKNOWN. A HIGH RISK OF
RIP CURRENTS WAS IN EFFECT AT THE TIME OF
THE INCIDENT.
WAU
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