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Pennsylvania Parents Of 6 Drown In Florida Rip Current, Sheriff Says Pennsylvania Parents Of 6 Drown In Florida Rip Current, Sheriff Says
Pennsylvania Parents Of 6 Drown In Florida Rip Current, Sheriff Says Two Pennsylvania parents drowned in rip currents while vacationing in Pennsylvania Thursday, June 20, authorities said. Brian Warter, 51, and Erica Wishard, 48, were with their six, mostly-teenage children when they got swept out by a rip current at Hutchinson Island, a beach in Martin County Florida, the county sheriff's office said. Two of the teens were with their parents and were able to break the current, the sheriff's office said. They tried to help their parents, but it became too dangerous and they were forced to swim ashore. Martin County Ocean Rescue found Wishard and Warter…
Shark Bites PA Teen Surfing In NJ Shark Bites PA Teen Surfing In NJ
Shark Bites PA Teen Surfing In NJ A 15-year-old girl from Pennsylvania was bitten by a shark while surfing off the Jersey Shore, authorities said. The shark bite occurred off Stone Harbor's 109th Street Beach, around 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 21, Stone Harbor officials said. The injured surfer sustained several cuts to her left foot and calf, officials said. She received immediate onsite medical treatment from Stone Harbor Fire/Rescue. The girl was taken to Cape Regional Medical Center for further evaluation and care, where she received six stitches, officials said.  Stone Harbor Fire-RescueFacebook The Stone Harbor Polic…