Family vacation ends with parents drowning in front of their 6 kids, Florida cops say
A Pennsylvania family’s Florida vacation came to a horrific end when both parents drowned while trapped in a rip current in the Atlantic Ocean, investigators say.
Two of their six children tried to save them, but were overwhelmed by the swift moving water, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. The victims were identified as 51-year-old Brian Warter and 48-year-old Erica Wishard, the sheriff’s office said.
It happened around 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 20, off Hutchinson Island, which is about a 120-mile drive north from Miami.