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Pennsylvania couple drowns in Florida rip current – ​​NBC10 Philadelphia

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A Pennsylvania couple died Thursday when they were caught in a rip current while on vacation off a Florida beach, officials said.

The couple was identified as Brian Warter, 51, and Erica Wishart, 48, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office.

Warter and Wishart were vacationing on Hutchinson Island with their six teenage children when they and two of their children were caught in the surf current, officials said.

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A spokesman for the Martin County Sheriff’s Office in Florida shared the sad news on Facebook.

According to officials, the two children managed to free themselves from the current and tried to help their parents.

Unfortunately, due to dangerous currents, they were forced to return to shore without the couple, officials said.

According to NBC affiliate WPTV in Florida, the couple’s children called 911 for help.

Martin County Ocean Rescue officers were called to the beach around 1:30 p.m. and were able to locate the couple, bring them to shore and perform CPR, the sheriff’s office said.

The sheriff’s office said life-saving measures continued in the ambulance and at the hospital before the couple was pronounced dead.

A deputy with the Martin County Sheriff’s Crisis Intervention Team helps the children as they wait for their family members to make their way to Florida.

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