LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. — A 17-year-old is dead after reportedly getting caught in a rip current near the Lake Worth Beach Pier Saturday afternoon.
According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office (PBSO), deputies responded to the 3000 block of S. Ocean Boulevard at about 2:10 p.m. for two 17-year-olds and a 12-year-old getting caught in a rip current.
After Lake Worth Beach lifeguards and Palm Beach County Fire Rescue performed CPR, the three minors were transported to the hospital. The sheriff's office said that Oliver Vasquez-Perez died from his injuries at Bethesda Hospital East.
The two other children are conscious, alert and in stable condition at St. Mary's Medical Center, according to PBSO.
