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Maine Father Drowns After Rescuing Children From Rip Current at Juno Beach

Officials urge people to choose guarded beaches to reduce rip-current risk.

Overview

  • Ryan Jennings, 46, of North Yarmouth, Maine, died after pulling two of his children from a rip current at Juno Beach on Wednesday.
  • Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said Ocean Rescue lifeguards brought four people to shore and three were taken to a hospital.
  • The family was in an unguarded stretch of beach, and an off-duty Palm Beach County Fire Rescue member helped with the rescue.
  • Friends created a GoFundMe to support his wife, Emily, who is pregnant, and their three children.
  • Officials said low tide and onshore winds matched conditions that favor rip currents, which can form fast-moving channels that carry swimmers away from shore.