WINDS A LOT LIGHTER. >> TODAY, 6 KIDS WITHOUT THEIR PARENTS AFTER THEY DROWNED IN A RIP CURRENT OFF STUART BEACH. NOW OFFICIALS SAY THE FAMILY WAS VACATIONING HERE FROM PENNSYLVANIA. THANK JORGE IS NEAR THE WATER RIGHT NOW WHERE WE UNDERSTAND ONE OF THE KIDS ACTUALLY TRIED TO HELP THEM ESCAPE THE RIP CURRENT FROM THE SHORE. >> HEY THERE, MARTIN COUNTY FIRE RESCUE TELLS US THIS FAMILY WAS SWIMMING AT UNGUARDED BEACH HERE ON HUTCHINSON ISLAND. NOW WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT CURRENT CONDITIONS HERE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS LIFEGUARD POST STILL CLOSED RIGHT NOW. BUT BASED ON SOME FACEBOOK POST FROM FIRE RESCUE, THEY TELL US THAT AROUND 10 IN THE MORNING OR SO THEY'LL BE DETERMINING WHAT FLAGS WILL BE PUTTING UP. BUT BASED ON THE FORECAST THERE PLANNING IT WILL BE A ONE, A SINGLE RED FLAG WHICH MEANS WATER CONDITIONS ARE DANGEROUS. NOT SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THE COUPLE. 51 YEAR-OLD BRIAN WARD OR AND 48 YEAR-OLD ERICA WAS HURT AND THE 2 TEENAGE KIDS GOT SWEPT OUT BY A RIP CURRENT. THE KIDS WERE ABLE TO BREAK THE CURRENT, BUT THE PARENTS WERE NOT ABLE TO. WE'RE TOLD ONE OF THE KIDS TRIED TO YELL FROM THE SHORE, SHOUTING INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO GET OUT OF THAT CURRENT. THE PARENTS WERE IN PANIC MODE. THAT'S WHEN THEY CALLED 9-1-1 AND A LIFEGUARD FROM A NEARBY GUARDED BEACH JUMPED IN TO TRY AND SAVE OCEAN RESCUE, FIRE RESCUE AND HOSPITAL STAFF ALL TRIED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR TO SAVE THEM. OFFICIALS NOW HAVE A WARNING AND A REMINDER HOW TO HANDLE BEING CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT. >> LOT OF PEOPLE GET ARE FROM UP NORTH. THEY DON'T GET IN THE WATER THAT MUCH SO TELLING SOMEONE TO RELAX WHEN THEY'RE GETTING PULLED AWAY FROM SHORE, THEIR SAFETY IS COUNTER TO IT'S NOT THAT EASY FOR THEM TO DO. >> WORKED ON SOME STORIES FOR YOU THIS SUMMER ON HOW TO KEEP YOUR KID SAFE, ESPECIALLY HERE ON THE BEACH. LIFEGUARDS. TELL ME YOUR BEST BET IS TO ALWAYS SWIM AT A GUARDED BEACH. >> THEY SAY THAT'S THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN REALLY PROTECTED WHILE SWIMMING. NOW WE'RE ABOUT TO HEAR FROM MARTIN COUNTY FIRE OFFICIALS MORE OF THE RESCUE EFFORTS TO TRY AND GET THIS FAMILY TO SAFETY AS WELL AS SOME REMINDERS TO WHAT YOUR FAMILY SHOULD DO,
