Girl, 10, dies after she was swept away in strong rip current off the coast of Florida
- A 10-year-old girl identified as Irys Wright died Sunday after she got caught in a powerful rip current off Siesta Key Beach in Florida
- Cops were called to the beach around 6.30pm following reports of three people in distress caught in a current about 100 yards from the shoreline
- When the child was brought back to land she was unresponsive and died
A 10-year-old Florida girl has died after she got caught in a rip current and was unresponsive when she was pulled from the water.
The incident took place around 6.30pm at Siesta Key Beach on Sunday, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office.
Witnesses reported seeing several people in distress in the water including an adult woman and two children who got caught in the current about 100 yards from the shoreline.
A 10-year-old girl identified as Irys Wright died Sunday after she got caught in a powerful rip current off Siesta Key Beach in Florida
She got caught in the water with an adult and another child. When she was pulled in from the water she was unresponsive. The other two who got caught in the current did not suffer serious injury
Adults on the beach ran out to help those stuck people.
The little girl, later identified as Irys Wright, was brought back to land unresponsive and taken to an area hospital by Sarasota County Fire rescue and did not survive, as per ABC.
The other people were treated at the beach and allowed to go home.
An investigation into the incident is ongoing. Deputies say there is no evidence of foul play or neglect.
Stock image of the Siesta Key beach above
Irys’ father paid a touching tribute to her on Facebook saying: ‘Baby.. Daddy will forever LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART…’
A Gofundme page has been made by the child’s school teacher to raise funds for her funeral and has surpassed $2,000 of its $3,000 goal
Irys’ father paid a touching tribute to her on Facebook saying: ‘Baby.. Daddy will forever LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART…’
‘These two is all I had in this world. The pain hurts so much! I been thru so much in my life. Change my life for the positive and Still Get the a** end,’ he added, sharing pictures of his two daughters posing together.
A Gofundme page has been made by the child’s school teacher to raise funds for her funeral and has surpassed $2,000 of its $3,000 goal.
‘We have lost a very precious angel, Irys Wright who was one of my 4th grade students this year. I am asking for prayers and funding for the family. I want to be able to help the family give Irys the burial her beautiful heart deserves,’ the page says.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office at 941-861-4900 or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at 941-366-TIPS.