67-Year-Old Man Collapses and Dies on Cape May Beach
Cape May, NJ - A fun afternoon at the beach turned tragic for a 67-year-old man from Binghamton, NY on September 25th. The man was swimming in the ocean off the Cape May coast when he suddenly disappeared into the rough surf.
Even though the beaches have been officially closed since the Tuesday after Labor Day, the Cape May Beach Patrol still patrols the area. At approximately 3:30 P.M., they were waved down to assist a swimmer about 50-yards off of the Grant Street beach. On arrival the beach patrol found the victim face down, unconscious and not breathing. He was submerged in the water for about seven minutes before being pulled out.
“He was seen out swimming and then disappeared,” Cape May Fire Department Chief Alex Coulter said. “They caught sight of him face down in the water.”
The Cape May Fire Deparment and medics from Cape Regional Medical Center arrived on scene and the victim was given CPR before being transported to Cape Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced deceased. The Cape May Police Department is investigating the incident.
This was the second water rescue incident in Cape May in two days. A woman was pulled out of the ocean the day before and is doing fine.
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