Maine dad dies saving his kids from a rip current while on vacation in Florida

NewsWorldAmericasMaine dad dies saving his kids from a rip current while on vacation in FloridaRyan Jennings was visiting his parents with his family shortly after learning his wife was pregnant with their fourth child when tragedy struckOisin Mcilroy Monday 06 April 2026 17:34 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2952516","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/maine-dad-rescuing-kids-drowns-florida-b2952516.html","title":"Maine dad dies trying saving his kids from rip current while on vacation in Florida"}}CloseRelated: Double murder suspect recovers after being rescued from ocean by Good SamaritanThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourc...