{"id":218131,"date":"2026-04-04T00:18:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T00:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/218131\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T00:18:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T00:18:11","slug":"greely-community-mourns-father-who-died-saving-children-in-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/218131\/","title":{"rendered":"Greely community mourns father who died saving children in Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Greely father died Wednesday after saving two of his children from a rip current at Juno Beach, Florida, during a family vacation.<\/p>\n

Ryan Jennings died on the afternoon of April 1, according to the Juno Beach Police Department.<\/p>\n

In a Facebook post<\/a>, a friend of Jennings and his wife, Emily, said the couple had recently learned they were expecting their fourth child.<\/p>\n

People who knew Jennings described him as a “devoted father” and loving husband who always put his family first. They said the bravery he showed in saving his children reflected the kind of person he was.<\/p>\n

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A GoFundMe<\/a> campaign created to help the family has raised more than $80,000 as of Friday evening. Organizers said they hope to support Emily as she is “now faced with the challenge of caring for her three children and rebuilding her life.”<\/p>\n

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