BELMAR, N.J. (1010 WINS) -- A young man died shortly after he was pulled from the ocean in Belmar, New Jersey on Monday, police said.
Emergency crews rushed off to the area near the 8th Avenue beach jetty following several distressed swimmer reports around 12:30 p.m., the Belmar Police Department said.
Lifeguards on duty rescued an unspecified number of swimmers. One was taken to a local hospital for treatment and responders soon learned that another swimmer remained missing. The responders launched a search effort.
A Belmar police officer wrap up crime scene tape that spanned the boardwalk near where a person drowned in the ocean adjacent to the 8th Avenue beach jetty in the town Monday afternoon, June 13, 2022.Thomas P. Costello / USA TODAY NETWORK
Rescue crews found the missing swimmer, a man in his 20s, around 1:20 p.m., and he died at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, according to police.
"A full investigation into the nature of the incident is ongoing," the department statement said.
