Overview

• On Monday evening a distress call at 6:56 p.m. led Seaside Heights’ ocean rescue team to use jet skis and a rescue swimmer to reach seven people caught in a rip current, six of whom were revived and transported to hospital.
• A 31-year-old man was pronounced dead at Community Medical Center after CPR failed to revive him following his recovery from the water.
• The incident took place on a red-flag day at an unguarded Webster Avenue beach two hours after lifeguards had left their posts.
• Mayor Tony Vaz said patrol officers will now enforce after-hours beach closures and crews will add Spanish-language warning signs along the shoreline.
• The National Weather Service has renewed rip-current warnings for the region and emergency teams remain on alert as rough surf persists