South Carolina, 2015

Rip Current in South Carolina, May 23, 2015

May 23, 2015 · NWS ILM · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Two people were caught in a rip current near 7th Avenue in Myrtle Beach.

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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What happened

The episode as NWS ILM wrote it up.

Two people were caught in a rip current near 7th Avenue in Myrtle Beach.

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1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.

Rip Current, Coastal Horry

When
May 23, 4:45 PM EST
Where
Coastal Horry forecast zone
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
33.905, -78.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two people were caught in a rip current near 7th Avenue South in Myrtle Beach. One made it back to shore but the other drowned.

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.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Rip Current, Coastal Horry2015-05-2320MaleIn WaterDirect

What these are

Rip Current
A narrow, fast current flowing away from the beach that caused a drowning or rescue.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 583296.