BRICK – A 54-year-old man is dead after he went swimming in rough surf at Brick Beach I and drowned, police said.
Brick Township Police Sgt. James Kelly confirmed that police arrived to the beach on September 18 at 12:32 p.m. for a swimmer in distress.
Police had received a phone call from a concerned citizen. Two surfers saw the man and attempted to rescue him.
Authorities said while the surfers were able to get his head out of the water, they couldn’t get him back to the shore.
The Coast Guard was called to pull the victim out of the water and transported him to the Coast Guard Station in Point Pleasant Beach.
Point Pleasant Beach EMS met the Coast Guard at the station.
CPR and life saving measures were attempted as the victim was transported to Hackensack Meridian Hospital in Brick where he was pronounced dead just after 2:30 P.M.
Along with the police, Breton Woods, Pioneer Hose and Laurelton Fire Companies all responded to the scene.
Police Detective Thomas Cooney is investigating the case.
The identity of the victim is being withheld for the purposes of the family’s privacy.
