Maine dad Ryan Jennings dies while saving children from a riptide in South Florida beach
A father from Maine tragically lost his life while trying to save his two children during a family vacation in Florida. Ryan Jennings, 46, from Cumberland County, was spending time with his family when the incident took place. He was at Juno Beach in Palm Beach County on a Wednesday afternoon, visiting his parents with […]
Leatherback turtle Riptide swims an incredible 7,000 miles in 7 months
A mother turtle has caught the attention of researchers with her remarkable journey of 7,000 miles over seven months, swimming from Panama to the North Atlantic and back to Florida. The female Caribbean leatherback turtle, named Riptide, was tagged and released near Panama on May 22nd. Since then, the Sea Turtle Conservancy, based in Gainesville, […]
Teen girls, 13 and 14, — including Olympic-hopeful — rescue UK couple from riptide in Barbados
Earlier this month, two teenage girls, including one who had dreamed of swimming in the Olympics, jumped into dangerous rapids to rescue a British couple who had nearly drowned on a beach in Barbados. Emma Basserman, 14, and Zoe Ireland-Meklensek, 13, are credited with saving the lives of Belinda and Robert Stone, the latter of […]
Mother’s plea after dad-of-6 tragically drowns in riptide
The shocked mother of a father of six who drowned while trying to save his son on a beach in Australia's New South Wales state has urged families not to swim at unsupervised beaches. Central Coast resident Michael Sneddon, a father of six, was with his 10-year-old son Cody at Ettalong Beach, about 164 feet […]