PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — Two fishermen drowned Sunday in the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, just north of Broward County.
A family was fishing at the dead end of Lox Road before 2 p.m. Sunday when, for reasons unknown, two men entered the water, went into distress, went underwater and did not resurface, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Teri Barbera said.
She said a third man entered the water to try to assist the other two. He quickly realized he was unable to help and returned to shore to call 911.
The Broward Sheriff's Office initally responded and determined the jurisdiction belonged to PBSO.
Deputies and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers found the bodies shortly before 6 p.m.
Coral Springs firefighters assisted in the search.
