A Lauderhill father who tried to save his daughters from drowning Sunday night near a Fort Lauderdale hotel has died, officials said.
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue said around 7:20 p.m. Sunday they received 911 calls reporting an ocean drowning near the B Ocean Resort on Fort Lauderdale Beach.
The call came in about 20 minutes after Ocean Rescue lifeguards had gone off duty, FLFR said, but Ocean Rescue lieutenants heard it as they were wrapping up their day and rushed to the scene…