Coastguard hunts missing US marine, 26, who vanished while swimming at Puerto ... trends now
The Coastguard is desperately searching for a U.S. Marine who vanished while swimming at a Puerto Rico beach.
Samuel Wanjiru, 26, was swept out to sea at at La Pared Beach in Luquillo on Wednesday.
The rescue mission was launched just hours after another American tourist died while trying to save his children from dangerous surf.
The father, who has not been publicly identified, managed to save his teen daughters before he succumbed to the strong currents at Montones Beach in Isabela.
Wanjiru, from Worcester, Massachusetts, was standing on a reef when a huge wave knocked him into the water at around 4 pm.
The Coastguard is desperately searching for a U.S. Marine who vanished while swimming at a Puerto Rico beach
Samuel Wanjiru, 26, was swept out to sea at at La Pared Beach in Luquillo on Wednesday
The rescue mission was launched just hours after another American tourist died while trying to save his children from dangerous surf
The father was plucked from the water unresponsive at Montones Beach in Isabela before he was pronounced dead
Video shows rescuers in helicopters and on jet skis frantically combing the area where the marine was last spotted.
It come as officials in Puerto Rico warned that the current is particularly strong at the moment, with waves reaching up to 12 feet high.
By Thursday, six rescue missions had been launched in the space of just 48 hours.
The surf was so strong that the search for Wanjiru had to be temporarily paused.
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