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2 Tourists Drown Off Cocoa Beach as Officials Warn of Dangerous Rip Currents
- On Tuesday, April 14, a 42-year-old man from Connecticut and a 34-year-old woman from Ohio drowned in a rip current at Cocoa Beach, Florida, after first responders arrived at 4th Street South around 1 p.m.
- The woman entered the surf to rescue her stepson from the water, with a bystander also entering to help, despite National Weather Service warnings of heavy rip current risk that day.
- Brevard County Ocean Rescue Chief Eisen Witcher noted the victims were in an unguarded area nearly a mile from the nearest lifeguard tower, as officials recruit for at least 45 additional lifeguard positions.
- Experts recommend swimmers avoid fighting rip currents and instead swim parallel to the shore to escape; firefighters extended condolences to the victims' families while urging beachgoers to use caution.
- Brevard County Fire Rescue scheduled a lifeguard tryout for Saturday, April 18, at 6 a.m. at Rockledge High School, as lifeguards currently monitor only the most active beaches with mobile patrols elsewhere.
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2 tourists drown off Cocoa Beach as officials warn of dangerous rip currents
A day after two tourists drowned in waters off Cocoa Beach, officials are continuing to warn of dangerous rip currents along Florida’s east coast.Cocoa Beach Fire Rescue said the incident happened around 1 p.m. Tuesday near Fourth Street South. A 42-year-old man from Connecticut and a 34-year-old woman visiting from Ohio were caught in a rip current and drowned.Beachgoers say they’ve noticed an increase in emergency activity along the shoreline …
·Orlando, United States
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