FOXNews.com: Man Drowns Trying to Save Children at Florida Beach

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Man Drowns Trying to Save Children at Florida Beach Apr 9th 2012, 19:00 A 65-year-old man drowned while trying to save a 4-year-old girl struggling in rip currents at Florida's Honeymoon Island State Park, officials said Monday. Three children vacationing from Ohio became caught in rip currents at Pet Beach in the southern portion of the state park in Dunedin on Sunday, Florida Department of Environmental Protection spokeswoman Jennifer Diaz told FoxNews.com. The children's parents, who were not identified, responded and were able to rescue two of them, Diaz said. Alan B. Hall, 65, then noticed the third child was still in distress and he ran into the water to save the 4-year-old girl. After grabbing the girl and pushing her out of the current, she was able to swim back to shore. But Hall turned face down in the water, Diaz said. Hall was retrieved by a boater and was administered CPR on the shore, where he was unresponsive and not breathing. He later died upon arrival at Mease Dunedin Hospital, Diaz said. The incident remains under investigation by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Diaz said Hall was not related to the unidentified Ohio family. A medical examiner will determine a cause of death, she said. "The Florida Department of Environmental Protection offers our sincere condolences [to Hall's relatives]," Diaz said. Rip currents have been strong off the state park for several days, the Tampa Bay Times reports. FoxNews.com's Joshua Rhett Miller contributed to this report. Click for more on this report from MyFoxTampaBay.com.

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