Pennsylvania couple die after getting caught in rip current on Hutchinson Island

MARTIN COUNTY — A Pennsylvania couple vacationing on the beach in Hutchinson Island drowned Thursday after getting caught in a rip current, local authorities said.

On Thursday afternoon, a mother and father who had traveled to Florida with their six children got caught in a rip current while swimming off of Stuart Beach, the Martin County Sheriff's Office said.

Martin County Fire Rescue crews were called at 1:30 p.m. Thursday for four missing swimmers, possibly struggling in a rip current, said Cory Pippin, fire rescue spokesperson. The location was in the area of the Marriott Hutchinson Island Beach Resort, Golf & Marina.