Couple drown in Florida beach rip current while on vacation with six children 

Poor children, they never expected something so heartbreaking to happen while going on a vacation to the beach.

It was a double red flag so no one should have been in the water. It’s been double red flag for a week. Hotels need to inform guests what that means so this tragedy doesn’t happen again. Prays for the family and their 6 kids.

Telling us the children are from previous relationships is irrelevant...what was the point of even mentioning that!?

Never fight the tide. Always swim parallel to the shore.

Happens in California too when I lived in Monterey Bay. A woman lost her two kids who were swept away by the ocean. Never have your back towards the ocean. Don’t get in the water with king tides or strong currents and respect the ocean 🌊

Lord have mercy those kids…😢😢😢

I’m so sorry for this family. Rip currents can happen even in knee deep water sweeping you out with great force.! 😢

This is so sad, all their children 🙏🏾

My friend’s brother died few years ago because he didn’t follow signs of warning. Don’t trust ocean or sea, you can’t fights its power. Hope people learn lessons.

Rip tides and sharks, I just stay out anymore.

If this happens to u, don’t fight the rip current (u can’t win)! Instead, look at shore, swim parallel to shore and it will release you! I almost died in one. Thank God I knew to swim parallel to the shore. I swam about 40’ then, like in an instant, it was back to normal swimming…to the shore.

My condolences to those children. I’m 53 and it’s like I said I’ll swim in the pool, not the ocean. Poor babies.❤

That's really traumatic for the kids. One day at a time sometimes one minute at a time. 🙏

Poor family. It wasn’t the rip tide that killed them. It was them swimming against it that killed them. Don’t fight it. It will save your life. Rest in Peace

"Let it take you out to sea" I've heard everything but this.. because if you get pulled too far out, you may not have enough energy to get back to shore and that's key.. keeping your head up and keeping your energy at all cost. Know the signs of rip current to begin with, what to look for in the movement of the water.. sometimes this wont even work but it helps. Another thing is by a float that comes with a strap so it's attached to you. Read the safety instructions too. You can also put a whistle made for water rescue in your pocket if you have one, make sure its secure. Safety in numbers. If you have any children, even if it looks absurd, make sure they have something on their body like a lifejacket/pfd. The beach is a pretty safe place but you're also touching mother nature. It's the same as going out to the wilderness, you dont know what you're going to run into. A bit of caution and education goes a long way. You can also go to beaches where lifeguards are stationed. They'll not only see rip currents but make sure you dont go in. Look for beach flags too, they're symbols of current, sharks, storms, etc.

If your from inland and going to any beach, make yourself familiar with the flag meanings and dangers of currants and rips. The beaches world wide are beautiful but they are not a lake or swimming pool and have dangers you may not understand or have knowledge of. Born in Oklahoma, moved to Florida. Learned some lessons the hard way.

What a nightmare situation.

Heart breaking 💔💔💔

I'VE BEEN IN RIPTIDES AND GOT OUT OF THEM ALIVE, STAY COOL, GO WITH THE FLOW, DON'T RESIST AND ONCE IT TAKES YOU TO A SPOT, SWIM SIDEWAYS AWAY FROM IT, NOT HARD TO DO BUT IF YOU ARE A POOR SWIMMER, I SEE HOW IT HAPPENED RIP

Sometimes it's not good to go to the beach and enjoying yourselves. You have to watch out wherever you go to the water at the beach.

It's really easy to get out of a rip current,people need knowledge of these kinda of things when swimming in the ocean

I have had this happen in California. I didn't know it was called a rip tide. A strong current flows from the beach to the sea taking you with it. You see the shore recede. Eventually you can swim parallel to the beach. It does not require any strength or endurance. Just remain calm.

Oh my goodness. How tragic ??? Why are people not paying attention to the red flags?

Rip current means current that could make you to Rest In Peace !

if you are only up to your knee's the ocean can knock you down. with the red flags you shouldn't be in the water.

Red flag no swim

I know this is going to sound unsympathetic and I assure you it's not but.....as a parent...why would you bring your kids swimming when there's a red flag telling you not to???? My sympathy lies with the children who will never recover from this .

Ive been on the beach when they have had those red flag warning out and people go in the water anyway.I know this sounds stupid and insensitive of me but when Ive seen this happen I say to myself dont they see the warning how stupid can people be.🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

I simply dont understand why no one understands what red flags mean??? Duh

This tragedy didn’t have to happen. I work for a public beach, we put out the red flags for a reason, to WARN you to stay OUT of the water! We cannot understand why people don’t heed our warnings! To their children and the family, we are so sorry for your loss 🤍🕊️

This is why I’m more of a chlorinated pool girl 💁🏼‍♀️

I've been caught in a current on the lake with my cousin as a child. She did her best to find a calm area we could swim to and we joined hands and swam to shore

How do you balance the audio and video to keep viewers engaged?

I’m so sorry to hear this. My son and I were almost done in just a couple of days ago. Thank god for a bystander and lifeguards.

1.99 floaties : priceless

If you have ever been in a rip tide, it is horrifying - always swim parallel to the shore

Omg how tragic!

Florida... Death's waiting room.

You need to do research no matter where u go. It’s so sad how many ppl vacation in Flotilla just to pass away.

Should've paid attention to the warnings

My sincere condolences to the family

LAKE MICHIGAN is Just as DANGEROUS as this Ocean. RESPECT the WATER 🚩🚩. So sorry for the family. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻♥️

So terrible!!! People need to pay attention to the flags. Know how to get out of a rip tide. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Double red flag. Told not to swim. Warmed of rip currents. Entire family went in anyways.

What a tragedy. How sad for the children to witness this.

The ocean is seriously dangerous. You must take caution. I stupidly thought I could lift my kids up while swimming in the ocean and threw out my back. I couldn't even move. The weight of the waves literally knocked my back out. I had to go to the ER. It wasn't even a high wave. Never turn your back ever

In order to survive a rip current, you have to know to swim, because the rip can take you up to 2 miles away from shallow water. If you don't know to swim (at least one mile), don't enter the water in a beach. Go to a swimming pool instead

God bless and comfort the many who feel this great loss. 💔🙏

Sorry for the Families loss

People need to watch when it’s Rip current.

I’m just not sure how an adult can’t see riptides. My daughter is 17, she has known what they looked like since she was old enough to be in the ocean. Be smart. Just don’t get in with red flags flying. That’s the safest way to avoid this situation.

Putin must be held accountable for this horrible tide.

Oh my gosh, this is absolutely devastating 😔 bless those children. I can’t even imagine losing BOTH parents 💔

Oof what the hell damn what beach? I live on the island

Heartbreaking.

Sad. Been on that beach many times. I never go in when the flags are red.

Where was hasslehoff?

Wow

Why does it matter what relationship the kids are from. Its just sad all around.

When I lived in Florida I got rip current warnings nearly everyday

moved 2020 to Arizona but that was our go to beach ! so sad, never swim when red flag.

To all who visit Panama City Beach: Go swim at St. Andrew’s Park in the “The Jetties” it’s a literal lagoon. Your toddlers will be safe there too and you can see all the ocean life in there. Your safe from the gulf by a huge wall of bordering rocks. Xo! I went to the main beach in my mid 20’s and I was up to my knees and I had to climb out on all fours….and it wasn’t even RED FLAGGED. I never went back in that part and I lived there for 20 years and the only place I will ever swim is the Jetties or Ecofina creek.

Omg that's so awful😢

There was no need to mention “previous relationships”. What the heck?

How did they drown?? Could they not swim?? Rips will pull you out a little ways, but don’t pull you under. Literally just floating on your back until it’s calm is all you need to do. And most of the time, once you reach the end of the rip going out…the current & waves will push you back towards the shore. I don’t see how people just panic and drown themselves. I know it sounds insensitive, but how does survival instincts not kick in?? I guess people react differently, but I’ve been pulled out before and my instinct was to float on my back when I couldn’t swim out of the current.

Is it still safe tho

Yeah I’m not testing Mother Nature and getting in any oceans or lakes

I ve never seen a rip tide

Damn. No warning signs?

Please use wisdom people. Look at the those waves!!

Praying for all those kids

Tragic story, but there is so much information out there, no reason to drown in a rip. People don't realize how big, powerful and dangerous the ocean can be, they just jump in, even if they can't swim. Interesting that we don't get a lot of stories about dangerous rip drownings in the Pacific Islands communities, they're teaching their kids about the ocean from the day they're born.

Precisely why you should never go in the ocean ever for any reason at any time.

NEVER GO SO DEEP IN THE BEACH.

It’s always stunning to me how people that can barely swim enter the ocean past knee deep on rough days.

Those poor kids are orphans now so tragic

Y would they go out without the lifeguard w it being a red flag affect on the beach smh !! If u can’t swim stay ya ass out the ocean it’s a dangerous place

Why was it important to say the children were from different relationships. There is zero reason to even bring that up, what on earth are you sleazy reporters thinking

Wow RIP😢

Tragedy. Wish to God people followed warning flags. Ten years ago knee deep dove right into a violent undertow tossed feet over head stunned dragged far deep. Crowded beach/ocean lifeguards allover. Knew to stay calm. Too deep to swim tred up alert. Held breath 30 secs. knew I'd have to breath would drown. Grace of God tide flowed toward shore threw me out. Trauma. Dive swim always in direct view of lifeguard. May God rest their souls. Prayers for this family.

this isnt a tragedy there was a double red flag this is a darwin award

There needs to be an orientation that all tourists have to go when they arrive to a new state. Sad news

Sharks - rip currents, gators, poisonous snakes, hurricanes, heat, skeeters, scorpions, lightning, flooding. Who would want to be here??? It's brutal unless you are ready. So sad for these kids

They must have panicked and drowned…. Most can survive a rip current ad long as you swim with it and then once out to sea 🌊 parallel with land until yo can get in 😢 so tragic , and unfortunately preventable . These poor kids , strange that both died, i wonder if they accidentally drowned eachother 😢😢😢

The legislature should pass a law treating red beach flags like red traffic signals so they mean STOP! Not simply 'be aware'. It costs taxpayers thousands of dollars to rescue folks that ignore the red flags. It should be a $200 fine against anybody who goes into the water when there's a red flag flying from the lifeguard shack. That will cut down tremendously on these rip current drownings.

So heartbreaking! I wish they were better prepared to know what to do.

That was my library teacher😢

SWIM WITH THE RIP CURRENT ! Then swim back after it pulls you out! Stop going out if you dont know what to do.

Who can afford to take a vacation with 6 kids right now?

I’ve got caught in one yesterday

Never underestimate the power of the ocean. I always enter the water with some sort of floatation device for worst case scenarios. Swim pallell if caught in these currents.

That is a sad story people don’t listen to the warning the ocean is a dangerous place watch the flags !!

💔💔💔💔💔💔

Horrifying!

Why dont people just follow rules then this wouldnt have happened, those poor kids had to see all this

Sadness. Side note, Inside Out needs emojis

Its those vicious dolphins at it again. 🐬

I live in Florida 3 miles from the beach. I never go. Water polluted but vacationers come here for this experience. This is so so tragic. I’m so sorry for there loss .,we get daily reports on rip currents. They should have never gone in. Never. 🥺😢

Horrible

So sad😢