HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — One person drowned and dozens of people were rescued over the weekend amid rip currents at South Florida beaches, authorities confirmed.
According to Pompano Beach Fire Rescue officials, a man who was about 50 years old died Sunday night after being pulled from the ocean near 10 N. Pompano Beach Blvd.
Officials said the victim was unconscious when he was pulled from the water by lifeguards.
Lifeguards performed CPR on the man until Fire Rescue arrived and transported him to Broward Health North, where he was pronounced dead.
Meanwhile in Hollywood, a total of 20 rescues involving 33 people were made by Ocean Rescue over the weekend, a spokesperson for Hollywood Fire Rescue and Beach Safety said.
According to the spokesperson, Ocean Rescue personnel stayed at the beach until 7:30 p.m. Sunday to keep beachgoers safe.
On Sunday, red flag warnings lined South Florida beaches.
“I see some people swimming ... I don’t know how,” Bohdan Bavaluk, who lives on Hollywood Beach, said Monday.
After a rough weekend at beaches across South Florida, conditions were improving Monday. But the water is still keeping some beachgoers on edge.
“It’s crazy,” one beachgoer said. “I think people need to think twice before they go in the water or not, because it looks really dangerous.”
On Sunday, red “danger rip current” flags lined the shore as the National Weather Service issued a rip current risk from Jacksonville to Miami.
“It’s nice to know that we know the conditions of the water before we get in. It only makes me hesitant because of my daughter,” Penelope Kassaris, who is visiting from New York, said.
Kari Fraser, who is visiting from Ohio, said the conditions stood out Sunday after she returned from a cruise.
“It was not nearly this rough where we were, out in Aruba,” Fraser said.
Lifeguards kept a close watch, warning swimmers throughout the day.
“We’ve been getting yelled at by the lifeguards all day so they’re clearly on it,” Matt Mandela, who is visiting from New Jersey, said.
While conditions are improving Monday, many are still keeping a close eye on the water.
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