It was a double red flag so no one should have been in the water. It’s been double red flag for a week. Hotels need to inform guests what that means so this tragedy doesn’t happen again. Prays for the family and their 6 kids.
@JohnnytNaturalthat's why you don't go into the water alone. Someone will notice you're gone too far. But even if swept that far out you can float and back stroke back to land.
Happens in California too when I lived in Monterey Bay. A woman lost her two kids who were swept away by the ocean. Never have your back towards the ocean. Don’t get in the water with king tides or strong currents and respect the ocean 🌊
We get them all the time in cape breton nova scotia and we never knew growing up but theres a ton of great white sharks and only recently heard that they were always swimming along our swimming beaches thought it was too cold for them to be here but there are so so many out there now it's scary we never knew they were this far North but yup lots of them talk about a shocking suprise unreal well I'm an old dude now and rarely swim in the ocean even though it's like 3 or 4 minute walk
@@eldritchpalmerableI, and many others took it as discounting the children from the parents. ABC should be a little more clear as they aren’t, and it is clear in the comments they overstepped with that remark.
My friend’s brother died few years ago because he didn’t follow signs of warning. Don’t trust ocean or sea, you can’t fights its power. Hope people learn lessons.
If this happens to u, don’t fight the rip current (u can’t win)! Instead, look at shore, swim parallel to shore and it will release you! I almost died in one. Thank God I knew to swim parallel to the shore. I swam about 40’ then, like in an instant, it was back to normal swimming…to the shore.
No, it does not drag you down. You just float with the current far from shore. At some point, you can swim parallel and will return to shore down the beach from where you entered. I really don't understand how these people died.
I'VE BEEN IN RIPTIDES AND GOT OUT OF THEM ALIVE, STAY COOL, GO WITH THE FLOW, DON'T RESIST AND ONCE IT TAKES YOU TO A SPOT, SWIM SIDEWAYS AWAY FROM IT, NOT HARD TO DO BUT IF YOU ARE A POOR SWIMMER, I SEE HOW IT HAPPENED RIP
"Let it take you out to sea" I've heard everything but this.. because if you get pulled too far out, you may not have enough energy to get back to shore and that's key.. keeping your head up and keeping your energy at all cost. Know the signs of rip current to begin with, what to look for in the movement of the water.. sometimes this wont even work but it helps. Another thing is by a float that comes with a strap so it's attached to you. Read the safety instructions too. You can also put a whistle made for water rescue in your pocket if you have one, make sure its secure. Safety in numbers. If you have any children, even if it looks absurd, make sure they have something on their body like a lifejacket/pfd. The beach is a pretty safe place but you're also touching mother nature. It's the same as going out to the wilderness, you dont know what you're going to run into. A bit of caution and education goes a long way. You can also go to beaches where lifeguards are stationed. They'll not only see rip currents but make sure you dont go in. Look for beach flags too, they're symbols of current, sharks, storms, etc.
If your from inland and going to any beach, make yourself familiar with the flag meanings and dangers of currants and rips. The beaches world wide are beautiful but they are not a lake or swimming pool and have dangers you may not understand or have knowledge of. Born in Oklahoma, moved to Florida. Learned some lessons the hard way.
Poor family. It wasn’t the rip tide that killed them. It was them swimming against it that killed them. Don’t fight it. It will save your life. Rest in Peace
I have had this happen in California. I didn't know it was called a rip tide. A strong current flows from the beach to the sea taking you with it. You see the shore recede. Eventually you can swim parallel to the beach. It does not require any strength or endurance. Just remain calm.
I know this is going to sound unsympathetic and I assure you it's not but.....as a parent...why would you bring your kids swimming when there's a red flag telling you not to???? My sympathy lies with the children who will never recover from this .
I've been caught in a current on the lake with my cousin as a child. She did her best to find a calm area we could swim to and we joined hands and swam to shore
This tragedy didn’t have to happen. I work for a public beach, we put out the red flags for a reason, to WARN you to stay OUT of the water! We cannot understand why people don’t heed our warnings! To their children and the family, we are so sorry for your loss 🤍🕊️
In order to survive a rip current, you have to know to swim, because the rip can take you up to 2 miles away from shallow water. If you don't know to swim (at least one mile), don't enter the water in a beach. Go to a swimming pool instead
Ive been on the beach when they have had those red flag warning out and people go in the water anyway.I know this sounds stupid and insensitive of me but when Ive seen this happen I say to myself dont they see the warning how stupid can people be.🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
The ocean is seriously dangerous. You must take caution. I stupidly thought I could lift my kids up while swimming in the ocean and threw out my back. I couldn't even move. The weight of the waves literally knocked my back out. I had to go to the ER. It wasn't even a high wave. Never turn your back ever
How did they drown?? Could they not swim?? Rips will pull you out a little ways, but don’t pull you under. Literally just floating on your back until it’s calm is all you need to do. And most of the time, once you reach the end of the rip going out…the current & waves will push you back towards the shore. I don’t see how people just panic and drown themselves. I know it sounds insensitive, but how does survival instincts not kick in?? I guess people react differently, but I’ve been pulled out before and my instinct was to float on my back when I couldn’t swim out of the current.
To all who visit Panama City Beach: Go swim at St. Andrew’s Park in the “The Jetties” it’s a literal lagoon. Your toddlers will be safe there too and you can see all the ocean life in there. Your safe from the gulf by a huge wall of bordering rocks. Xo! I went to the main beach in my mid 20’s and I was up to my knees and I had to climb out on all fours….and it wasn’t even RED FLAGGED. I never went back in that part and I lived there for 20 years and the only place I will ever swim is the Jetties or Ecofina creek.
I’m just not sure how an adult can’t see riptides. My daughter is 17, she has known what they looked like since she was old enough to be in the ocean. Be smart. Just don’t get in with red flags flying. That’s the safest way to avoid this situation.
The legislature should pass a law treating red beach flags like red traffic signals so they mean STOP! Not simply 'be aware'. It costs taxpayers thousands of dollars to rescue folks that ignore the red flags. It should be a $200 fine against anybody who goes into the water when there's a red flag flying from the lifeguard shack. That will cut down tremendously on these rip current drownings.
Sharks - rip currents, gators, poisonous snakes, hurricanes, heat, skeeters, scorpions, lightning, flooding. Who would want to be here??? It's brutal unless you are ready. So sad for these kids
Tragic story, but there is so much information out there, no reason to drown in a rip. People don't realize how big, powerful and dangerous the ocean can be, they just jump in, even if they can't swim. Interesting that we don't get a lot of stories about dangerous rip drownings in the Pacific Islands communities, they're teaching their kids about the ocean from the day they're born.
Tragedy. Wish to God people followed warning flags. Ten years ago knee deep dove right into a violent undertow tossed feet over head stunned dragged far deep. Crowded beach/ocean lifeguards allover. Knew to stay calm. Too deep to swim tred up alert. Held breath 30 secs. knew I'd have to breath would drown. Grace of God tide flowed toward shore threw me out. Trauma. Dive swim always in direct view of lifeguard. May God rest their souls. Prayers for this family.
@@JohnSmith-xx9th An average school district spends $20k per student per year on k-12 education. That's already 240k without food, clothing, or shelter. I think raising a child is well over 1,000,000 now.
Never underestimate the power of the ocean. I always enter the water with some sort of floatation device for worst case scenarios. Swim pallell if caught in these currents.
They must have panicked and drowned…. Most can survive a rip current ad long as you swim with it and then once out to sea 🌊 parallel with land until yo can get in 😢 so tragic , and unfortunately preventable . These poor kids , strange that both died, i wonder if they accidentally drowned eachother 😢😢😢
Why was it important to say the children were from different relationships. There is zero reason to even bring that up, what on earth are you sleazy reporters thinking
Poor children, they never expected something so heartbreaking to happen while going on a vacation to the beach.
LOL, the beach is not safe. People die at the beach all the time in florida.
😮
Life Comes At you Fast
I know them personally and it’s very tragic. There kids are dealing with so much right now.
It was a double red flag so no one should have been in the water. It’s been double red flag for a week. Hotels need to inform guests what that means so this tragedy doesn’t happen again. Prays for the family and their 6 kids.
They do. People don't listen. It's the couples fault. No one else's.
They were staying in a family condo… so technically if flags are red we can still go to the beach but we don’t get in the water
@@barryfinkle1755people don’t listen, or people can’t read?
It was single red, but it still says that water to your knees is still too deep.
or learn how to swim before you enter the ocean
Never fight the tide. Always swim parallel to the shore.
Thank you!
@JohnnytNatural
I can swim well but I don't know if I could make it out of that. They are terrifying!
@JohnnytNaturalthat's why you don't go into the water alone. Someone will notice you're gone too far. But even if swept that far out you can float and back stroke back to land.
@JohnnytNatural oh yeah definitely. Never understood people who don't know how to swim getting in water.
Or just stay out the water
Happens in California too when I lived in Monterey Bay. A woman lost her two kids who were swept away by the ocean. Never have your back towards the ocean. Don’t get in the water with king tides or strong currents and respect the ocean 🌊
We get them all the time in cape breton nova scotia and we never knew growing up but theres a ton of great white sharks and only recently heard that they were always swimming along our swimming beaches thought it was too cold for them to be here but there are so so many out there now it's scary we never knew they were this far North but yup lots of them talk about a shocking suprise unreal well I'm an old dude now and rarely swim in the ocean even though it's like 3 or 4 minute walk
Telling us the children are from previous relationships is irrelevant...what was the point of even mentioning that!?
It is at least comforting to know that the kids probably have their other parents
It is relevant girl. There is no shame in that.
@@eldritchpalmerableI, and many others took it as discounting the children from the parents. ABC should be a little more clear as they aren’t, and it is clear in the comments they overstepped with that remark.
They mention it because that means both sets of children at least have one parent left.
You’re not very bright are you Mia…. It means the kids still have at least one parent left. So they won’t be completely alone.
Lord have mercy those kids…😢😢😢
From previous marriages so at least hopefully they have their other parents 🥺
maybe he did 🤔🤔
@@KellyNewman-z5r 💀good one
I’m so sorry for this family. Rip currents can happen even in knee deep water sweeping you out with great force.! 😢
This is so sad, all their children 🙏🏾
Irresponsible parenting, on more than one level.
That's really traumatic for the kids.
One day at a time sometimes one minute at a time.
🙏
My friend’s brother died few years ago because he didn’t follow signs of warning. Don’t trust ocean or sea, you can’t fights its power. Hope people learn lessons.
If this happens to u, don’t fight the rip current (u can’t win)! Instead, look at shore, swim parallel to shore and it will release you! I almost died in one. Thank God I knew to swim parallel to the shore. I swam about 40’ then, like in an instant, it was back to normal swimming…to the shore.
But what’s happening to you when it’s pulling you out? Are you under the water or able to stay above?
No, it does not drag you down. You just float with the current far from shore. At some point, you can swim parallel and will return to shore down the beach from where you entered. I really don't understand how these people died.
@@MaryReed-iy7fq
They definitely needed some common sense
My condolences to those children. I’m 53 and it’s like I said I’ll swim in the pool, not the ocean. Poor babies.❤
Yes, it’s very sad. I know them personally and it’s so hard for there kids.
What a nightmare situation.
I'VE BEEN IN RIPTIDES AND GOT OUT OF THEM ALIVE, STAY COOL, GO WITH THE FLOW, DON'T RESIST AND ONCE IT TAKES YOU TO A SPOT, SWIM SIDEWAYS AWAY FROM IT, NOT HARD TO DO BUT IF YOU ARE A POOR SWIMMER, I SEE HOW IT HAPPENED RIP
"Let it take you out to sea" I've heard everything but this.. because if you get pulled too far out, you may not have enough energy to get back to shore and that's key.. keeping your head up and keeping your energy at all cost.
Know the signs of rip current to begin with, what to look for in the movement of the water.. sometimes this wont even work but it helps. Another thing is by a float that comes with a strap so it's attached to you. Read the safety instructions too. You can also put a whistle made for water rescue in your pocket if you have one, make sure its secure. Safety in numbers. If you have any children, even if it looks absurd, make sure they have something on their body like a lifejacket/pfd.
The beach is a pretty safe place but you're also touching mother nature. It's the same as going out to the wilderness, you dont know what you're going to run into. A bit of caution and education goes a long way. You can also go to beaches where lifeguards are stationed. They'll not only see rip currents but make sure you dont go in. Look for beach flags too, they're symbols of current, sharks, storms, etc.
If your from inland and going to any beach, make yourself familiar with the flag meanings and dangers of currants and rips. The beaches world wide are beautiful but they are not a lake or swimming pool and have dangers you may not understand or have knowledge of. Born in Oklahoma, moved to Florida. Learned some lessons the hard way.
even lakes can have similar dangerous currents that suck people out....
Lakes have rip currents. Wear a life jacket to be safe.
Poor family. It wasn’t the rip tide that killed them. It was them swimming against it that killed them. Don’t fight it. It will save your life. Rest in Peace
Oh my goodness. How tragic ??? Why are people not paying attention to the red flags?
Sometimes it's not good to go to the beach and enjoying yourselves. You have to watch out wherever you go to the water at the beach.
I have had this happen in California. I didn't know it was called a rip tide. A strong current flows from the beach to the sea taking you with it. You see the shore recede. Eventually you can swim parallel to the beach. It does not require any strength or endurance. Just remain calm.
I know this is going to sound unsympathetic and I assure you it's not but.....as a parent...why would you bring your kids swimming when there's a red flag telling you not to???? My sympathy lies with the children who will never recover from this .
Exactly. Let’s call it what it is - irresponsible parenting
Pure stupidity. I feel bad but it was all on them and it cost them their lives.
Heart breaking 💔💔💔
I've been caught in a current on the lake with my cousin as a child. She did her best to find a calm area we could swim to and we joined hands and swam to shore
It's really easy to get out of a rip current,people need knowledge of these kinda of things when swimming in the ocean
You need to do research no matter where u go. It’s so sad how many ppl vacation in Flotilla just to pass away.
Red flag no swim
Double red is no swimming. The single states not to go in past your knees sometimes not even that deep.
How do you balance the audio and video to keep viewers engaged?
Should've paid attention to the warnings
I’m so sorry to hear this. My son and I were almost done in just a couple of days ago. Thank god for a bystander and lifeguards.
Double red flag. Told not to swim. Warmed of rip currents. Entire family went in anyways.
Rip current means current that could make you to Rest In Peace !
I simply dont understand why no one understands what red flags mean??? Duh
This tragedy didn’t have to happen. I work for a public beach, we put out the red flags for a reason, to WARN you to stay OUT of the water! We cannot understand why people don’t heed our warnings! To their children and the family, we are so sorry for your loss 🤍🕊️
People need to watch when it’s Rip current.
1.99 floaties : priceless
if you are only up to your knee's the ocean can knock you down. with the red flags you shouldn't be in the water.
Is it still safe tho
LAKE MICHIGAN is Just as DANGEROUS as this Ocean. RESPECT the WATER 🚩🚩.
So sorry for the family.
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻♥️
If you have ever been in a rip tide, it is horrifying - always swim parallel to the shore
Sad. Been on that beach many times. I never go in when the flags are red.
This is why I’m more of a chlorinated pool girl 💁🏼♀️
moved 2020 to Arizona but that was our go to beach ! so sad, never swim when red flag.
Florida... Death's waiting room.
My sincere condolences to the family
Putin must be held accountable for this horrible tide.
So terrible!!! People need to pay attention to the flags. Know how to get out of a rip tide. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Sorry for the Families loss
In order to survive a rip current, you have to know to swim, because the rip can take you up to 2 miles away from shallow water. If you don't know to swim (at least one mile), don't enter the water in a beach. Go to a swimming pool instead
Ive been on the beach when they have had those red flag warning out and people go in the water anyway.I know this sounds stupid and insensitive of me but when Ive seen this happen I say to myself dont they see the warning how stupid can people be.🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
this isnt a tragedy there was a double red flag this is a darwin award
Where was hasslehoff?
The ocean is seriously dangerous. You must take caution. I stupidly thought I could lift my kids up while swimming in the ocean and threw out my back. I couldn't even move. The weight of the waves literally knocked my back out. I had to go to the ER. It wasn't even a high wave. Never turn your back ever
When I lived in Florida I got rip current warnings nearly everyday
Heartbreaking.
Omg how tragic!
Wow
How did they drown?? Could they not swim?? Rips will pull you out a little ways, but don’t pull you under. Literally just floating on your back until it’s calm is all you need to do. And most of the time, once you reach the end of the rip going out…the current & waves will push you back towards the shore. I don’t see how people just panic and drown themselves. I know it sounds insensitive, but how does survival instincts not kick in?? I guess people react differently, but I’ve been pulled out before and my instinct was to float on my back when I couldn’t swim out of the current.
To all who visit Panama City Beach: Go swim at St. Andrew’s Park in the “The Jetties” it’s a literal lagoon. Your toddlers will be safe there too and you can see all the ocean life in there. Your safe from the gulf by a huge wall of bordering rocks. Xo!
I went to the main beach in my mid 20’s and I was up to my knees and I had to climb out on all fours….and it wasn’t even RED FLAGGED. I never went back in that part and I lived there for 20 years and the only place I will ever swim is the Jetties or Ecofina creek.
Why dont people just follow rules then this wouldnt have happened, those poor kids had to see all this
I’m just not sure how an adult can’t see riptides. My daughter is 17, she has known what they looked like since she was old enough to be in the ocean. Be smart. Just don’t get in with red flags flying. That’s the safest way to avoid this situation.
Oof what the hell damn what beach? I live on the island
Yeah I’m not testing Mother Nature and getting in any oceans or lakes
Please use wisdom people. Look at the those waves!!
Americans and wisdom seldomly mix
I ve never seen a rip tide
That was my library teacher😢
Oh my gosh, this is absolutely devastating 😔 bless those children. I can’t even imagine losing BOTH parents 💔
It’s always stunning to me how people that can barely swim enter the ocean past knee deep on rough days.
Praying for all those kids
Prayers seem to come too late
God bless and comfort the many who feel this great loss. 💔🙏
Oops, why didn’t God help them out of this current? Those poor children. What a heartless God!
The legislature should pass a law treating red beach flags like red traffic signals so they mean STOP! Not simply 'be aware'. It costs taxpayers thousands of dollars to rescue folks that ignore the red flags. It should be a $200 fine against anybody who goes into the water when there's a red flag flying from the lifeguard shack. That will cut down tremendously on these rip current drownings.
Sharks - rip currents, gators, poisonous snakes, hurricanes, heat, skeeters, scorpions, lightning, flooding. Who would want to be here??? It's brutal unless you are ready. So sad for these kids
Tragic story, but there is so much information out there, no reason to drown in a rip. People don't realize how big, powerful and dangerous the ocean can be, they just jump in, even if they can't swim. Interesting that we don't get a lot of stories about dangerous rip drownings in the Pacific Islands communities, they're teaching their kids about the ocean from the day they're born.
Damn. No warning signs?
Omg that's so awful😢
Why does it matter what relationship the kids are from. Its just sad all around.
From previous relationships… smh
Those poor kids are orphans now so tragic
They have parents
Red flag warning is real
I’ve got caught in one yesterday
There was no need to mention “previous relationships”. What the heck?
NEVER GO SO DEEP IN THE BEACH.
That is a sad story people don’t listen to the warning the ocean is a dangerous place watch the flags !!
Tragedy. Wish to God people followed warning flags. Ten years ago knee deep dove right into a violent undertow tossed feet over head stunned dragged far deep. Crowded beach/ocean lifeguards allover. Knew to stay calm. Too deep to swim tred up alert. Held breath 30 secs. knew I'd have to breath would drown. Grace of God tide flowed toward shore threw me out. Trauma. Dive swim always in direct view of lifeguard. May God rest their souls. Prayers for this family.
So heartbreaking! I wish they were better prepared to know what to do.
Who can afford to take a vacation with 6 kids right now?
Conservatives.
One kid costs like $100,000 dollars from 0 to 18 years
@@MoneyMan28no, it closer to $250K by now (from 0 to 18)
@@JohnSmith-xx9th An average school district spends $20k per student per year on k-12 education. That's already 240k without food, clothing, or shelter. I think raising a child is well over 1,000,000 now.
@@JohnSmith-xx9th Oh right, I forgot about inflation
Horrible
Wow RIP😢
What's a rip ride
So sad😢
Riptide is real,,, so sad.😞
Stay out of the ocean, so much can happen but stupid ppl just don't learn!
Never underestimate the power of the ocean. I always enter the water with some sort of floatation device for worst case scenarios. Swim pallell if caught in these currents.
Precisely why you should never go in the ocean ever for any reason at any time.
This is so so sad 😞
2 idiots!!!! Stay out of dangerous water
They must have panicked and drowned…. Most can survive a rip current ad long as you swim with it and then once out to sea 🌊 parallel with land until yo can get in 😢 so tragic , and unfortunately preventable . These poor kids , strange that both died, i wonder if they accidentally drowned eachother 😢😢😢
Wear a life vest, lifeguards can't babysit all the time
Why was it important to say the children were from different relationships. There is zero reason to even bring that up, what on earth are you sleazy reporters thinking
Far from "sleazy," it's absolutely relevant. Facts just don't matter to people anymore!
swin to the side if your caught in a rip current !!!!! dont fight it head on you'll never win
There needs to be an orientation that all tourists have to go when they arrive to a new state. Sad news