Father of 3 drowns saving his children from rip current on Florida vacation
NBC News • • nation
Key Points:
- Ryan Jennings, a father of three from Maine, died last week after saving his two children from a rip current while swimming at Juno Beach, Florida.
- Jennings threw his 12-year-old son toward shore and held his 9-year-old daughter above water before he was pulled unconscious by the current and later pronounced dead at Jupiter Medical Center.
- The family was swimming in an unguarded area when caught in the rip current, highlighting the dangers of swimming without lifeguards present, according to Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Ocean Rescue.
- A GoFundMe campaign raised over $167,000 to support Jennings' wife, Emily, and their three children, with friends and family honoring his heroic and selfless actions.
- The incident underscores the importance of swimming at guarded beaches to prevent tragedies caused by rip currents, which claim about 100 lives annually in the U.S.
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