New York man drowns in Ocean City
OCEAN CITY, Md – A 76-year-old New York man has died after being knocked down by a large wave in knee deep water early Sunday evening.
According to Jessica Waters, Communications Manager for the Town of Ocean City, the man was standing in the shallow waters of the surf on 21st Street at around 5:00 P.M. when the wave crashed and pulled him under. Public safety personnel responded to the distressed swimmer as lifeguards on the scene acted quickly to attempt to find the man, which they did a short time later in the area of 16th Street. First responders attempted CPR and the swimmer was taken to Atlantic General Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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In a statement Waters said, “Despite the best efforts by our first responders, this was a terrible tragedy for this family and for all of us in the Town of Ocean City.”
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16th Street Water Rescue
47 ABC will update this story if any more details about the incident are released.
