US EditionMaine father dies after saving his children from a rip current
He got his 12-year-old son and 9-year-old daughter to shore before he was pulled under, and a fundraiser has raised over $170,000.
- On Wednesday, April 1, 46-year-old North Yarmouth resident Ryan Jennings died at Juno Beach, Florida, after saving his 12-year-old son and 9-year-old daughter from a powerful rip current.
- The Palm Beach County Fire Department noted the family was swimming in an unguarded area, where rip currents cause over 100 deaths annually and form due to onshore winds and low tide.
- Witnesses saw Jennings hoist his children to safety before he was swept away. "He was superman to me," his wife, Emily Jennings, said, describing him as a selfless, doting father.
- A GoFundMe page set up by Geraldine Ollila has raised over $170,000 for the family, while the Lots for Tots store in Falmouth is also accepting donations.
- Community members remember Jennings as a devoted coach who prioritized others. "He is a hero in every sense of the word," said George Spino, who coached football alongside him.
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Father dies saving his children from rip current in Florida
Ryan Jennings drowned rescuing two of his children from a dangerous rip current during a family vacation in Florida. His wife, now pregnant with their fourth child, is remembering him as a hero. NBC News’ George Solis reports.
Father dies saving children from rip current in Florida 41NBC News
(NBC)- A family vacation turned into tragedy after a father died while rescuing his children from dangerous ocean conditions in Palm Beach County. Ryan Jennings is being remembered as a husband, father, and hero after giving his life to save his children from a powerful rip current. “He was like my real-life hero, just as he was for everybody else—so of course that’s the way that he dies,” said his wife, Emily Jennings. According to authorities,…
FLORIDA – A 46-year-old man drowned in Juno Beach, Palm Beach County, after launching into the sea to rescue two of his children dragged by a hangover stream. Ryan Jennings traveled from Maine to South Florida with his wife and three children for a few days on vacation, but it ended in tragedy. “His last gift was to return my children alive. Our hero, as always,” wrote his wife Emily Jennings on Facebook. He also revealed that the couple had rec…
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FLORIDA – A 46-year-old man drowned in Juno Beach, Palm Beach County, after launching into the sea to rescue two of his children dragged by a hangover stream. Ryan Jennings traveled from Maine to South Florida with his wife and three children for a few days on vacation, but it ended in tragedy. “His last gift was to return my children alive. Our hero, as always,” wrote his wife Emily Jennings on Facebook. He also revealed that the couple had rec…
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