POINT PLEASANT BEACH – Police and first aiders answered a call for a swimmer in distress at Jenkinson’s Beach at Arnold Avenue.
The call came in at around 11:30 a.m. on September 23.
When Point Pleasant Beach police arrived, the man was face down in the ocean. Three officers retrieved him and began CPR.
Additional lifesaving measures and treatment were performed by Point Pleasant First Aid Squad, Paramedics, and Jenkinson’s lifeguards.
The victim was brought to Ocean Medical Center in Brick where he was later pronounced dead.
The police reminded readers that the beaches in Point Pleasant Beach are not guarded off season and they should not go in the ocean.
