US Edition13-Year-Old Dies After Being Pulled From Water at Jersey Shore Beach
Emergency crews performed life-saving efforts after a 13-year-old girl was found unresponsive in the ocean; this was the second Jersey Shore drowning reported that week.
- A 13-year-old girl was found unresponsive and later died after drowning near Belmar’s beachfront along Seventh Avenue on Friday evening.
- Shortly after 6:30 p.m., multiple 911 calls reported a swimmer struggling in the water, prompting rescue teams to conduct an extensive search that lasted almost an hour before they located her at 7:29 p.m.
- The Belmar Water Rescue team and U.S. Coast Guard removed the girl from the water, where lifeguards, EMS, and paramedics performed life-saving efforts before transport to Jersey Shore University Medical Center.
- Police withheld the victim's identity due to her age, confirmed her death at the hospital, and noted this was the second drowning at New Jersey beaches that week.
- Authorities have stepped up efforts to enforce beach closures after sunset, with a veteran Belmar lifeguard appealing to the public to avoid swimming when no lifeguards are present.
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By Katie Houlis Click here for updates on this story BELMAR, New Jersey (WCBS) — A teenager died after being pulled from the ocean Friday in Belmar, New Jersey. Multiple people called 911 just after 6:30 p.m. to report a swimmer in distress off the Jersey Shore beach, police said. According to the Belmar Beach website, lifeguards are on duty until 6 p.m. When officers arrived at the Eighth Avenue beach, police said one person was out of the …
13-year-old dies after being pulled from water at Jersey Shore beach
By Katie Houlis Click here for updates on this story BELMAR, New Jersey (WCBS) — A teenager died after being pulled from the ocean Friday in Belmar, New Jersey. Multiple people called 911 just after 6:30 p.m. to report a swimmer in distress off the Jersey Shore beach, police said. According to the Belmar Beach website, lifeguards are on duty until 6 p.m. When officers arrived at the Eighth Avenue beach, police said one person was out of the …
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A 13-year-old girl died Friday night after going missing in the ocean at a Jersey Shore beach. Police in Belmar responded to the 8th Avenue beach shortly after 6:30 p.m. after receiving several 911 calls about “a swimmer in distress,” Belmar Police Chief Tina Scott said in a news release. When officers arrived, that person was already out of the water, but a 13-year-old swimmer was still missing. Belmar Water Rescue immediately entered the water…
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