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13-Year-Old Drowns Off NJ Beach Despite Rescue Efforts, Police Say
A 13-year-old swimmer drowned off a Jersey Shore beach Friday evening, Aug. 15, despite rescue efforts, police said.
At approximately 6:36 p.m., the Belmar Police Department received several 911 calls reporting a swimmer in distress off the 8th Avenue beach, police said. When officers arrived, it was relayed to dispatch that one person was out of the water, but another juvenile swimmer was missing, according to police.
Belmar Water Rescue units arrived on scene and entered the water to search for the 13-year-old, police said. At about 7:29 p.m., the victim was found unresponsive in the wate…
