Pennsylvania couple drowns at Florida beach after getting caught in rip current [Video]

A Pennsylvania couple vacationing in Florida with their six children drowned Thursday afternoon after getting caught in a rip current, local authorities reported.

The family of eight was visiting Stuart Beach on Hutchinson Island – a barrier island located on Florida’s southeastern coast – when the parents and two teenage children were swept out by a rip current while swimming, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office.

While the two teens were able to escape the current, their parents, identified as Brian Warter, 51, and Erica Wishard, 48, were not able to.

“The kids were able to break the current and attempted to help their parents, but it became too dangerous and they were forced to swim ashore,” the agency wrote on Facebook.

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Warter and Wishard were located by Martin County Ocean Rescue lifeguards, who began CPR on shore before the couple was …