First Responders Search for Missing Beachgoer Who Was Caught in Rip Current Off Cocoa Beach

By Space Coast Daily // September 23, 2019

first responders searching to find victim near Minutemen Causeway and North Atlantic Avenue

A man was reported missing around 2 p.m. Monday after being caught in a rip current off Cocoa Beach. First responders, including personnel from the U.S. Coast Guard, Brevard County lifeguards, Brevard County Sheriff’s Office and Brevard County Fire Rescue are searching to find the victim near Minutemen Causeway and North Atlantic Avenue.

BREVARD COUNTY • COCOA BEACH, FLORIDA – A man was reported missing around 2 p.m. Monday after being caught in a rip current off Cocoa Beach.

First responders, including personnel from the U.S. Coast Guard, Brevard County lifeguards, Brevard County Sheriff’s Office and Brevard County Fire Rescue are searching to find the victim near Minutemen Causeway and North Atlantic Avenue.

On Monday morning, the National Weather Service issued a statement that beachgoers needed to watch for continued rough surf and life-threatening rip currents on Space Coast beaches.

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On Monday morning, the National Weather Service issued a statement that beachgoers needed to watch for continued rough surf and life-threatening rip currents on Space Coast beaches.