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 on.
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 waters 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 found half-submerged.
The unidentified man was rushed to the shore on a jetski, but died after being taken to Community Medical Center in Toms River.
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.
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