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Avon-by-the-Sea police responded to a report of several swimmers in distress at the Washington Avenue beach at around 6:34 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22, the department said in a news release.
Rescue swimmers saved two people and brought them to shore. They were rushed to Jersey Shore University Medical Center for evaluation.
A 55-year-old Pottstown, PA, man was found submerged in the Shark River Inlet at around 6:46 p.m. He was brought to shore and lifesaving efforts began.
The man was also rushed to the Neptune hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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