Swimmer Rescued From Rip Current In Point Pleasant Beach

POINT PLEASANT BEACH, NJ — A 40-year-old man had to be pulled from the ocean in Point Pleasant Beach on Tuesday afternoon after getting caught in a rip current, Point Pleasant Beach police said Wednesday.

A swimmer in distress at New York Avenue was reported just before 4 p.m., police said, with callers saying the man was stuck in a rip current. Police saw him in the ocean with his head above water, drifting north and went into the water at Forman Avenue, where they were able to pull him to safety.

The Point Pleasant First Aid and Dive Team and the U.S. Coast Guard also responded, police said.

The man was not injured and refused first aid treatment, they said.

"This is the second incident in the last 10 days where officers had to enter the ocean and pull swimmers in distress out of the surf," police said. "People are reminded that it is not safe to swim in areas with no lifeguards. Strong rip currents are expected to continue for the foreseeable future. Please be safe and do not swim in unguarded areas."