“His last gift to me was returning my children alive,” Emily Jennings said of her husband, Ryan, following the incident on April 1
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- Ryan Jennings died after saving two children from a rip current at Juno Beach in Palm Beach County, Fla., on Wednesday, April 1
- His wife Emily, who is pregnant with their fourth child, called him a “hero” in a tribute shared on Facebook
- A GoFundMe page has received over $130,000 in donations to support the family following Ryan’s death
A father of three died after saving his children from a rip current during a family vacation in Florida.
Ryan Jennings was visiting Juno Beach in Palm Beach County with his wife Emily and their children when he noticed two of their children were caught in a rip current, WMTW and West Palm Beach News reported, citing the Palm Beach County Fire Rescue (PBCFR).
The father from Maine immediately went into the water to save the two children, who’ve since been identified as his 12-year-old stepson and his 9-year-old daughter, per the New York Post. Ryan drowned while securing the lives of his children on Wednesday, April 1…