ALL RIGHT. GOT SOME BREAKING NEWS ALONG OUR COAST RIGHT NOW. EVOLUTION BEACH SAFETY JUST RESCUED THREE PEOPLE, ALL FROM DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THERE IN DAYTONA BEACH. OFFICIALS SAY THAT THEY WERE IN AN UNGUARDED AREA, NOT NEXT TO A LIFEGUARD TOWER. OTHER SWIMMERS IN THE AREA PULLED ONE OF THEM OUT OF THE WATER WHO WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND STARTED CPR UNTIL THE LIFEGUARDS COULD GET TO THEM. ALL THREE OF THEM HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL. WE ALSO FOUND OUT THAT A 76 YEAR OLD MAN DIED AFTER HE GOT RESCUED YESTERDAY. WE’RE TAKING A LIVE LOOK RIGHT NOW TOWARDS NEW SMYRNA BEACH. THIS IS WHERE LIFEGUARDS ARE WARNING THAT THE RIP CURRENTS UP AND DOWN ARE CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST ARE GOING
76-year-old grandfather pulled from ocean in Volusia County dies
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Updated: 1:06 PM EDT Jun 2, 2023
A 76-year-old man who was found unresponsive in the water on Daytona Beach Shores on Thursday has died, officials say.He was apparently swimming with his grandson when it happened.The man was taken to the hospital, where he died.It’s possible the man suffered a medical issue, officials say. And it’s unclear if he was caught in a rip current. Three other people were rescued from dangerous rip currents in Daytona Beach on Friday.Officials say they were in an unguarded area–not near a lifeguard tower.Other swimmers in the area pulled one of them out of the water who was unresponsive and started CPR until lifeguards got to them. All three were taken to the hospital.Lifeguards warn those treacherous rip currents will continue through the weekend.Top headlines:Tropical depression forms in Gulf of MexicoFlorida high school yearbooks under review again after parents call LGBTQ+ pages 'inappropriate'Mother charged for leaving infant in hot car to go to church, Palm Bay police say
DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. — A 76-year-old man who was found unresponsive in the water on Daytona Beach Shores on Thursday has died, officials say.
He was apparently swimming with his grandson when it happened.
The man was taken to the hospital, where he died.
It’s possible the man suffered a medical issue, officials say. And it’s unclear if he was caught in a rip current.
Three other people were rescued from dangerous rip currents in Daytona Beach on Friday.
Officials say they were in an unguarded area–not near a lifeguard tower.
Other swimmers in the area pulled one of them out of the water who was unresponsive and started CPR until lifeguards got to them. All three were taken to the hospital.
Lifeguards warn those treacherous rip currents will continue through the weekend.
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