PENSACOLA, Fla. – A man drowned after he and a woman were caught in a rip current, authorities said.
The U.S. National Park Service reports that a witness saw the two people caught in a current Friday afternoon on a section of the Gulf Islands National Seashore.
The witness called 911, and lifeguards stationed 300 yards away responded.
The 59-year-old man from Robertsdale, Ala., was pulled him from the water by lifeguards and transported by helicopter to a nearby hospital. He was later pronounced dead.
Authorities say the woman caught in the rip current off Perdido Key, near Pensacola, was the 20-year-old daughter of the man's girlfriend. She was treated at the scene.
The victims' names haven't been released.
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