Boy, 15, Drowns At Sandy Hook, 5 Others Rescued From Ocean Sunday

HIGHLANDS, NJ — A group of six swimmers had to be rescued from the ocean Sunday at Sandy Hook and one of them, a 15-year-old boy, did not survive after he was pulled from the water.

This happened between 4 and 5 p.m. Sunday, according to Daphne Yun, a spokeswoman for Gateway National Recreation Area-Sandy Hook.

As of Monday night, the National Park Service did not have the teen's name or what town he lived in.

All six were rescued from B Beach, which is a non-lifeguarded beach Sunday afternoon. There are many signs up that say "no swimming" at B Beach.

Five of those pulled from the Atlantic Ocean had to be hospitalized, two taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center and three to Monmouth Medical Center. The sixth declined medical attention. The 15-year-old boy was among those three taken to Monmouth Medical Center and he was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Fox News reports there were strong rip currents and high winds at Sandy Hook and up and down the Jersey Shore over the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

Witnesses told ABC 7 they heard a mother cry that she could not see her son in the surf on Sunday, and that it was her son who drowned.

National Park Service rangers were assisted with the water rescues by crews from the surrounding towns of Sea Bright, Highlands and Monmouth Beach.

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