Pennsylvania couple drowns in Florida rip current while on vacation with their 6 children

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette link: https://www.post-gazette.com/news/state/2024/06/21/pennsylvania-couple-drowns-florida-rip-current-6-children/stories/202406210130

HUTCHINSON ISLAND, Fla. — A Pennsylvania couple vacationing in Florida ... drowned after they were caught in a rip current while swimming, authorities said.

Brian Warter, 51, and 48-year-old Erica Wishard, and two of their mostly teenage children were caught in the current on Hutchinson Island, along Florida's southeast coast, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post.

“The kids were able to break the current and attempted to help their parents, but it became too dangerous and they were forced to swim ashore,” investigators said.

Martin County Ocean Rescue attempted life-saving measures and took the couple to a local hospital where they were pronounced dead, according to the sheriff's office. A crisis intervention deputy is assisting the children while other family members travel to meet them in Florida.

WPVI-TV reported the couple was from Chester County.

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Details are incomplete - however the AP news story reports that the couple have 6 children, and 2 of those children were swimming with them, and they also got caught in the dangerous riptide. None of the children died in this tragedy, only the two parents.