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1 hospitalized after getting caught in rip current at New Smyrna Beach with 6 others: Officials

By and Kiah Armstrong
Updated  March 30, 2024 10:41pm EDT
New Smyrna Beach
FOX 35 Orlando

Multiple people caught in rip current at Florida beach

A 20-year-old man from Brazil was brought to shore and initially unresponsive when beach safety began conducting lifesaving efforts.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. - One person was rushed to the hospital after he and a group of six others ended up in a dangerous rip current at New Smyrna Beach Saturday, officials said. 

The group was in an unguarded beach area when the incident happened. 

A 20-year-old man from Brazil was brought to shore and initially unresponsive when beach safety began conducting lifesaving efforts. 

The man regained a pulse while on the way to the hospital, a spokesperson for the Volusia County Beach Safety told FOX 35. 

The six others were not transported.