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5 Marietta residents rescued from Florida rip current

Five people from Marietta were rescued from a rip current in Florida on Friday. (Credit: Brevard County Fire Rescue)
Five people from Marietta were rescued from a rip current in Florida on Friday. (Credit: Brevard County Fire Rescue)
By Ellen Eldridge
April 15, 2017

Four Marietta teenagers and one adult were rescued from a rip current on a beach in Brevard County, Florida, fire officials say.

A group of tourists stopped the bus to enjoy the surf near Patrick Air Force Base about 7:30 p.m. Friday, Brevard County Fire Rescue said on Twitter.

All five were pulled to shore and taken to a nearby hospital.

No further information about their condition was immediately available.

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