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Especially this fallen angel… Jayla Tassin.

A Louisiana teen died after being caught in a powerful riptide while swimming in the ocean during a family vacation in the Sunshine State, officials said.

Jayla Tassin, a 19-year-old from St. John the Baptist Parish, was visiting Orlando last week with her family when the group took a day trip on Wednesday to Daytona Beach, where she was abruptly overpowered by a strong current, Parish President Natalie Robottom said in a statement late Monday.

“Although she was a great swimmer, Jayla was no match for the rip current that pulled her underwater in a moment’s notice,” Robottom said.

“Subsequently, a large wave swept her out & under deeper water. Despite a valiant effort to save her, Jayla never recovered.”

The teen — who graduated from high school in May — was pulled from the water & was rushed to a hospital with a “major brain injury” before being placed on life support, according to an online fundraiser.

“Everything was going well until the unexpected happened,” Jayla’s relative, Benny, wrote on the website.

 “Jayla (who knows how to swim really well) was in the water when she walked across a hole causing her to sink down in the water. A wave came at the time.”

The teen then “lost all of her ability” to stay above water in an instant, according to the website.

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By: Joshua Rhett Miller

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