A 40-year-old visitor drowned Saturday after being swept out into the Gulf of Mexico by a rip current at James Lee Park in Destin, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.
- Deputies reported that the man’s juvenile son was also pulled out by the current. The child was recovered from the water and was in stable condition at last report.
Both the father and son were taken to the Destin Emergency Room. The father did not survive, authorities said.
No further details about the victims or the circumstances surrounding the incident were provided by the Sheriff’s Office in their press release.
