{"id":334050,"date":"2026-07-09T05:57:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T05:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/334050\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T05:57:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T05:57:25","slug":"watch-florida-deputies-rescue-exhausted-snorkelers-swept-away-by-inlet-current","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/334050\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Florida deputies rescue exhausted snorkelers swept away by inlet current"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"sub-text\">A critical situation unfolded July 4 when two snorkelers were swept away by a strong inlet current in Florida. Exhausted and unable to swim back on their own, the pair was rescued by members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff&#8217;s Office Marine Unit, who were already on the water, and brought safely to shore.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla.- What authorities are calling a &#8220;close call&#8221; unfolded over the holiday weekend when two snorkelers found themselves in a critical situation after being swept farther from shore by a strong current at Destin\u2019s East Pass.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">On July 4, the powerful current in the pass pulled the two snorkelers out into the open water. Exhausted, the pair became unable to swim back to shore, according to officials.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/screenshot-2026-07-08-at-8.14.27-am.png\" alt=\"Deputies rescue exhausted snorkelers pulled away from the Florida coast by a strong current\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">Snorkelers wave hands for help after being pulled away from the Florida coast by a strong current<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"> (Okaloosa County Sheriff&#8217;s Office \/ Facebook)<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">They were &#8220;running out of options&#8221; when two members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff&#8217;s Office Marine Unit were on the water and spotted the distressed snorkelers who were waving their arms for help.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_lifestyle_article_main-content_article-body_2_2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/what-is-rip-current-safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WHAT IS A RIP CURRENT AND HOW TO SURVIVE ONE<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The deputies reached the pair, pulled them safely from the water and aboard the boat.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;Grab this. Grab this,&#8221; you hear one deputy say as a rescue tube is lowered into the water.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Bodycamera footage captures the complete exhaustion of the pair, worn down by the powerful current as they lie on the deck to rest.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_lifestyle_article_main-content_article-body_2_3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/how-to-watch-fox-weather-on-tv#&amp;_intcmp=fxw_extreme-weather_article_main-content_article-body_2_6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The two were then brought back to shore without injury.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/screenshot-2026-07-08-at-8.15.55-am.png\" alt=\"The pair of snorkelers were safely brought back to shore.\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">The pair of snorkelers were safely brought back to shore.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_lifestyle_article_main-content_article-body_2_4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/man-dies-caught-rip-current-long-beach-island-new-jersey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">MAN DIES AFTER BEING CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT ON LONG BEACH ISLAND IN NEW JERSEY<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;Please remember the currents in the Pass can be extremely strong and carry even good swimmers out from shore,&#8221; the Sheriff&#8217;s Office stated in a Facebook post regarding the incident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A critical situation unfolded July 4 when two snorkelers were swept away by a strong inlet current in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":334051,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29,555,16190,504],"class_list":["post-334050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-lifestyle","tag-ocean","tag-safety"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=334050"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334050\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/334051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=334050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=334050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=334050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}