Two swimmers die after being pulled from ocean unconscious in Martin County,
MARTIN COUNTY − Two swimmers died Thursday after being pulled out of the ocean unconscious, according to officials.
Martin County Fire Rescue crews were called at 1:30 p.m. Thursday for four missing swimmers, possibly struggling in a rip current, said Cory Pippin, fire rescue spokesperson. The location was in the area of the Marriott Hutchinson Island Beach Resort, Golf & Marina.
Pippin said ocean rescue lifeguards pulled two unconscious swimmers from the water and started CPR.
He said the swimmers were a man in his 50s and a woman in her 40s, and their injuries were considered life-threatening. They were taken to Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital in Stuart, he said.
Both swimmers died, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office.
Two additional swimmers initially included in the incident swam to shore safely and were not hurt, Pippin said.
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Pippin noted there were red flag conditions at the beach, indicating rough surf with the potential for rip currents
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