Dead Man Found On Sandy Hook, Park Spokeswoman Says

SANDY HOOK GATEWAY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA — The dead body of an elderly man was found on Sandy Hook Monday, a park official confirmed to Patch.

The older man's body was found in the area of Beach B at Sandy Hook. He was found unresponsive on the beach, and did not appear to have been in the water or swimming.

Park rangers at the scene tried CPR, but he was pronounced dead at the scene, park spokeswoman Daphne Yun said. She said she did not know who first found the body.

A cause of death is now trying to be determined, but Yun said there is no threat to the public. His body has been taken to the Middlesex County medical examiner's office.

In addition to park rangers, Sea Bright Fire and EMS, Monmouth Beach EMS and Monoc Paramedics all responded, she said.

This is at least the second time this year that a dead body has been found at the national park: In October, the body of an adult male washed up on Beach D.

Photo of a beach at Sandy Hook by Carly Baldwin/Patch