In Bay County’s Gulf of Mexico on Friday, three young guys from Alabama perished while swimming. According to what we currently know,
On Panama City Beach, somebody lost their life?
Three young males from Alabama were the only details released by the Bay County Sheriff’s Office at first. As of ten in the morning on Saturday, no additional information was available.
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The three drowning fatalities are Harold Denzel Hunter, 25, Jemonda Ray, 24, and Marius Richardson, 24. The sheriff’s office said at 2:30 p.m. that it had notified next of kin and could reveal their identities to the public. Their origin was in the vicinity of Birmingham, Alabama.
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What location was the drowning incident at Panama City Beach?
The area of beach behind the Watercrest Condominiums, located at 6201 Thomas Drive, Panama City Beach, is where the sheriff’s office said they were led to by the emergency call.
Before going shopping, the males wanted to go swimming, according to the sheriff’s office. They checked in at the Watercrest Condominiums, located at 6201 Thomas Drive in Panama City Beach. While they were in the Gulf, other women in their party arrived ashore prior to the guys experiencing trouble.
The call to 911 came in just after 8 p.m. In a line extending from the coast to the first sandbar, the first responders formed. After entering the water, the victims were discovered one by one, around half a mile away. When they arrived to nearby hospitals, medical staff declared them dead.
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Running along the shore was a considerable current. The part of the beach that is in unincorporated Bay County is where this incident took place.
Rescue swimmers were in the water, Coast Guard and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission boats were in the sea, and the sheriff’s air unit and drones were in the sky in addition to the people on land. As lookouts from the shore, citizens also provided support.
Can one swim safely in Panama City Beach?
One red flag, indicating a high risk of heavy surf and/or strong currents, was flying on Saturday morning. At beaches in Bay, Walton, Gulf, and Franklin counties, hazardous rip currents are predicted through 4 a.m. on Monday, according to a statement released by the National Weather Service shortly after 3 a.m. on Saturday.
Four people have been killed by rip currents in 48 hours, making Panama City Beach the deadliest in the US.
Rip currents: what are they?
Strong currents that move swiftly away from the coast are known as rip currents, and they are typically seen at piers and jetties as well as low areas where the sandbar breaks.
Incoming waves that produce an underwater sandbar give rise to rip currents. When the sandbar collapses and the water rushes back to the sea through a small opening, it begins to spread out as additional water is forced between it and the shore by the waves. That being said, the ocean can still be smooth over them, making them hard to spot when you’re in the water.
Around this time last year: Three more tourists perished on Saturday, December 3, 2023, making Panama City Beach the nation’s leading beach death site.
Although they can form on clear, sunny days as well, rip currents aren’t truly caused by weather; instead, they frequently originate during or after stormy weather. Every beach with waves has rip currents occasionally.
Had someone drowned in Bay County earlier this week?
Yes. On Thursday, June 20, at Panama City Beach, a 19-year-old male from Oklahoma drowned in the gulf. The drowning has not yet been covered by the News Herald.
Muskogee, Oklahoma, is roughly 35 miles east of Tulsa, and Ryker Milton was born and raised there. Lead Pastor Simeon Young said he was in his first year of online seminary training and was observing the student pastor at a nondenominational Christian congregation called New Community congregation.
Bay County was Milton’s vacation spot. As a brilliant soccer player and a minister with a strong spirit, he will always be known for his bright future. At an unplanned student service at the church on Friday night, he was honored. The last sermon he gave was shown on video.
Young described Milton as “a living testament of how we believe students should live their lives.”