A man drowned on the Jersey Shore after he jumped into the ocean to rescue his teenage daughter from a rip current. csloantv reports.
Beachgoers watched as divers searched for the 39-year-old man in Avon-by-the-Sea on Friday morning.
Police and a water rescue team unit utilized all available equipment, including jet skies, before finally locating the man. But they were unable to save him and he died at the hospital. Rescuers were able to save the girl and rushed her to Jersey Shore Medical Center. "I've lived here for a number of years, and we've always seen, unfortunately, rescues before hours and after hours. It's a rarity that you see such a catastrophe during hours when people are around," said Rich Olster, a Bradley Beach resident.
Law enforcement officials said the man jumped into the water to save his daughter shortly after 8:30 a.m. when she was swept away near a jetty and got caught in a rip current. Authorities did not immediately release the identities of the man and his daughter, but said they were visiting from
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