Rip Current, Collier
- When
- May 22, 3:20 PM EST
- Where
- Collier County, 10 mi N of Naples Muni Arpt
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 26.099, -81.381 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Rip Current in Florida, May 22, 1996
A 17-year-old female was drowned in a rip current at Wiggins Pass State Recreation Area. A 32-year-old female companion nearly drowned and was hospitalized in critical condition.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS MFL wrote it up.
A 17-year-old female was drowned in a rip current at Wiggins Pass State Recreation Area. A 32-year-old female companion nearly drowned and was hospitalized in critical condition.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Current, Collier | 1996-05-22 | 17 | Female | In Water | Direct |
What these are
- Rip Current
- A narrow, fast current flowing away from the beach that caused a drowning or rescue.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Lightning Strike in Iowa, May 22, 1996
- Tornado in Colorado, May 22, 1996
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- Tornado in Kansas, May 22, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, May 22, 1996
More
Every storm in Florida in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, May 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5562000.