‘Hero’ Connecticut dad dies saving son from rip current in Florida
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‘Hero’ Connecticut dad dies saving son from rip current in Florida A heroic Connecticut father drowned while saving his son from a vicious rip current while on a family vacation in Florida — with a stranger also dying while trying to help.
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What happened
‘Hero’ Connecticut dad dies saving son from rip current in Florida A heroic Connecticut father drowned while saving his son from a vicious rip current while on a family vacation in Florida — with a stranger also dying while trying to help.
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