A woman died after she was pulled from the ocean at a popular New York City beach Monday — the same day another swimmer drowned and at least six others were rescued from rip currents on the Jersey Shore.
The 55-year-old swimmer was hauled out of the water by New York City lifeguards at Brooklyn’s Manhattan Beach around 6:15 p.m. after she was discovered unconscious and unresponsive, according to police.
Dramatic footage posted to the Citizen app shows at least a dozen first responders sprinting across the sand carrying the victim to an ambulance as stunned sunbathers watch.
Video showed responders hustling the woman to an ambulance after she was pulled from the ocean Monday evening. Citizen
The 55-year-old woman was rushed to Coney Island Hospital, where she was declared dead. Citizen
Lifeguards, who are on duty until 6 p.m. daily, attempted CPR before the unidentified woman was rushed to Coney Island Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, cops said.
The medical examiner’s office will determine the cause of the death, which does not appear to be suspicious, police said.
Meanwhile, down the Shore, a swimmer died after he and six others got caught in a rip current off an unguarded beach in Seaside Heights, where rough water kept swimmers out of the ocean all day.
The beach town’s rescue squad responded to a report of swimmers in distress just after 7 p.m. — two hours after lifeguards left — and were on scene within minutes with a jet ski and rescue swimmers, Seaside Heights Assistant Fire Chief Tim Farrell told NJ.com.
Six people were lifted from the water — and a seventh was found half-submerged.
The unidentified man was rushed to the shore on a jet ski, but died after being taken to Community Medical Center in Toms River.
Additionally, a swimmer died after he and six others got caught in a rip current in Seaside Heights. Tri-County Scanner News
Monday was a “red flag day” in Seaside Heights, meaning lifeguards only permit beachgoers to wade into the ocean up to their knees.
Lifeguards leave their stands at 5 p.m., Farrell said.