PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Three Alabama males have died from probably drowning after turning into distressed whereas swimming at a Florida Panhandle seashore, authorities mentioned Saturday morning.
The younger males had traveled to the Panama Metropolis Seaside space Friday night, the Bay County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned in a Fb publish.
The sheriff’s workplace obtained an emergency name in regards to the distressed swimmers shortly after 8 p.m., officers mentioned. The U.S. Coast Guard and others started rescue efforts. The lads, who weren’t instantly recognized, had been discovered individually and ultimately pronounced lifeless at native hospitals.
Earlier this week, single pink flags had been posted on the seashore, indicating high-hazard surf and rip present circumstances.
On Thursday, a Pennsylvania couple visiting Florida with their six youngsters drowned after they had been caught in a rip present whereas swimming. The person and girl had been caught within the present on Hutchinson Island, alongside Florida’s southeast coast, the Martin County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned in a Fb publish.