A surfer paddles three girls out of a rip current
Martin County employee Amy Offenbach and a friend paddled out at an unguarded beach in Jensen Beach and brought all three girls to shore.
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Three girls caught in a rip current at Bob Graham Beach reached shore after two people paddled out to them. WFLX reported on October 10, 2026, that Amy Offenbach, a Martin County employee, and a friend took surfboards into the water at the unguarded beach in Jensen Beach. They brought all three girls in on the boards. Offenbach then drove one of the girls to a lifeguard station for care.
No lifeguard was on duty at that stretch of beach. A rip can pull a swimmer out even when the water looks manageable from the sand. The account ends with all three girls out of the water. It does not describe lasting injuries. The National Weather Service page linked here is for recognizing a rip before anyone is in it.
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