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- 'Hero' father drowns saving his 12-year-old son from rip current at popular beach destination, family says
Jason DeGray, a father from Connecticut, drowned while attempting to save his 12-year-old son from a rip current at Cocoa Beach, Florida. A good Samaritan also died during the rescue, while a local lifeguard shortage was cited as a contributing factor to the tragedy.
- Man, woman killed in rip current as lifeguard shortage leaves danger zones in beach destination
Two people drowned in a rip current at Cocoa Beach, Florida, due to a lifeguard shortage as Brevard County struggles to hire 45 lifeguards. The victims, a man from Connecticut and a woman from Ohio, attempted to rescue a child. The county's Ocean Rescue Chief highlighted increased risks from high surf and damaged sandbars causing flash rip currents.