Lacey Man Drowns After Getting Caught In Rip Current: Police

SHIP BOTTOM, NJ — A Forked River man died after getting caught in a rip current in Ship Bottom, local police said.

Four people were caught in the rip current off East 21st Street shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Ship Bottom police said.

When emergency responders arrived, three of the four had made it out of the water and were on the shore, police said. David Maldonado-Ocelotl, 28, remained missing in the surf, police said.

Fire rescue personnel, with the help of local surfers, found Maldonado-Ocelotl in the water, unconscious and not breathing, police said.

Life-saving measures were immediately initiated on the scene and Maldonado-Ocelotl was taken to Southern Ocean Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, according to police.