Three young fathers drown in rip current on weekend trip to Florida

America's deadliest rip currents claimed their latest victims on Friday when three young friends were swept to their deaths within minutes of entering the water.

Harold Denzel Hunter, 25, Jemonda Ray, 24, and Marius Richardson, 24, were among a group of six who left their homes in , for a weekend in an next to 's Panama City Beach.

A teenager had died at the spot the previous evening but the young friends were desperate to get in the water after their long drive despite a single red flag warning of the danger.

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