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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Former NFL quarterback and Texarkana icon Ryan Mallett, a firefighter from Georgia and two fathers who drowned while trying to save their children are among at least 11 recent victims of dangerous rip currents along Gulf of Mexico beaches stretching across Floridas Panhandle to Mobile, Alabama.

At least 11 recent victims of dangerous rip currents along Gulf of Mexico beaches stretching across Floridas Panhandle to Mobile, Alabama

A firefighter from Georgia and two fathers who drowned while trying to save their children are among at least 10 recent victims of rip currents along Gulf of Mexico beaches.

A firefighter from Georgia and two fathers who drowned while trying to save their children are among at least 10 recent victims of dangerous rip currents along Gulf of Mexico

As the busy Fourth of July holiday approaches, officials are hoping beachgoers will take extra precautions.

Many of the rip current deaths occurred even though double red flags warned beachgoers of the dangers. Six deaths since mid-June occurred around Panama City Beach.

Rip currents were an issue for swimmers along the Gulf of Mexico in June. At least 10 people were recently victims of the currents on US beaches in the area.

A firefighter from Georgia and two fathers who drowned while trying to save their children are among at least 10 recent victims of dangerous rip currents along Gulf of Mexico beaches stretching across Florida’s Panhandle to Gulf Shores, Alabama.

A former NFL quarterback, a firefighter from Georgia and two fathers who drowned while trying to save their children are among at least 11 recent victims of dangerous rip currents along Gulf of Mexico beaches stretching across Florida’s Panhandle to Gulf Shores, Alabama.

At least 11 recent victims of dangerous rip currents along Gulf of Mexico beaches stretching across Floridas Panhandle to Mobile, Alabama