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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
757 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0736 PM     Rip Currents     2 ENE Daytona Beach     29.23N 81.01W
07/03/2026                   AMZ550             FL   Broadcast Media  

            *** 1 FATAL *** 
            DELAYED. Volusia County Beach Safety Patrol 
            and Sheriffs Office reported that a call 
            came in at 7:36 PM on July 3rd, 2026, for 
            two swimmers caught in a rip current just 
            south of Daytona Beach Pier at an unguarded 
            beach. One swimmer was rescued but the 
            other, a 17-year old male from Orlando, went 
            missing. Lifeguards and other responding 
            agencies searched until 9:30 PM, then 
            resumed the next morning (Saturday 
            07/04/2026) when the victims body was 
            recovered around 9:00 AM. 


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