Antwon Wilson rushed into the water to save his two daughters from drowning and ended up having to be rescued himself.

Authorities said the incident happened on Father’s Day. Antwon Wilson, 33, of Lauderhill, had been spending time with his children at a beach in Fort Lauderdale. Sign up for our Newsletters Dispatchers began receiving 911 calls shortly after 7 p.

A Lauderhill man died on Father’s Day after trying to rescue two of his children who appeared to be in distress in the ocean off Fort Lauderdale beach.