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  • Two boys, 13, from Queens, drowned at Jamaica Beach on Friday after a rip current dragged their surf board 30 feet into a deep channel 
  • The boys fell off the surfboard and were pulled underwater 
  • FDNY sent nine divers, two helicopters, and boats out to search for the boys, pulling the first one out an hour after they went under 
  • The second boy was pulled out 40 minutes later and both were rushed to the hospital, where they were pronounced dead 
  • An uncle of one of the boys said they were among a group of five friends who had gone to the beach to celebrate the start of summer  

Two New York City teenagers drowned after being caught in a rip current at Jamaica Bay.

The boys, both 13, drowned after their surfboard got caught in a rip current on Friday around 11.40 am, Pix 11 reported.

The teenagers, whose names were not released, were on the surfboard when it was pulled 30-feet into a deep channel.

Witnesses told Pix11 that both were pulled underwater and failed to resurface.

The boys, who were from Queens, were among a group of five friends who were celebrating the start of summer when they decided to go to the beach in Queens, an uncle of one of the boys told the New York Daily News.

‘Yesterday was the last day of school and they were just trying to have a good time, messing around as kids do,’ Michael Rachel told the publication. ‘They were out on the rocks but when the tide comes in you couldn’t see them. They’re gone.

A group of firefighters rush one of the 13-year-old boys who drowned at Jamaica Beach on Friday toward an ambulance. Both boys were on a surfboard with friends when a rip current caught their board and dragged it 30 feet. The two boys reportedly fell off and never resurfaced

A group of firefighters rush one of the 13-year-old boys who drowned at Jamaica Beach on Friday toward an ambulance. Both boys were on a surfboard with friends when a rip current caught their board and dragged it 30 feet. The two boys reportedly fell off and never resurfaced

The portion of the beach (pictured) that the group of five were at is unguarded and signs warn of strong currents

The portion of the beach (pictured) that the group of five were at is unguarded and signs warn of strong currents

”We’re suffering,’ he told the NYDN.

The portion of the beach they were at was unguarded and not all of the kids knew how to swim, a police source told the New York Post.

‘This happens all the time…they walked in the water about one to two feet deep, then the channel suddenly drops six to 10 feet deep, and some of these kids could not swim,’ the police source told the Post.

The FDNY sent nine divers, two helicopters, and boats out into the water to search for them. They found the first boy roughly an hour after they drowned and the second one 40 minutes later

The FDNY sent nine divers, two helicopters, and boats out into the water to search for them. They found the first boy roughly an hour after they drowned and the second one 40 minutes later

There was a large team of firefighters on the scene to help search for the missing boys

There was a large team of firefighters on the scene to help search for the missing boys

The other teenagers ran up the beach screaming for help, witness Isri Persaud said.

Persaud said the teenagers were waving their arms wildly before exiting the water.

The FDNY deployed nine divers, two helicopters, and boats into the water to search for the boys.

They pulled the first boy out of the water around 12.35 pm. The second boy was pulled out 40 minutes later.

There are signs on the beach warning beachgoers about strong currents and sudden drop-offs

There are signs on the beach warning beachgoers about strong currents and sudden drop-offs

Both were rushed to Jamaica Hospital and pronounced dead.

There are signs on the beach warning beachgoers about strong tides.

The portion of the beach the teenagers were swimming is owned by the National Parks Service, which recently announced closures to parts of the beach to help with erosion.

The beach is closed from 86th Street to 116 Street, but many locals and lifeguards worry people will continue to swim there unsupervised.

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