Multiple Teenagers Drown in Gulf of Mexico Near Destin, Florida.
A 13-year-old boy from Kentucky drowned in the Gulf of Mexico at Destin Beach, Florida. The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office responded to a call for a distressed swimmer and found several children struggling to swim. They were able to rescue several of them, but one child was unable to be found. The missing boy's body was later found in the Gulf of Mexico waters.