Crime & Safety
71-Year-Old Man Drowns While Clamming Off Conimicut Point: Cops
First responders located the man in the water with the assistance of the Coast Guard, police said.
WARWICK, RI — A 71-year-old man drowned while clamming off Conimicut Point, police said.
Police officers and firefighters responded to Conimicut Point to investigate a report of a man in the water who had been clamming but "then was no longer visible" shortly after 1 p.m. Sunday, the Warwick Police Department said in a media release.
"With the assistance of the United States Coast Guard, a male was located in the water near the point," the release said.
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"Warwick Fire pulled the male from the water and immediately began life saving measures."
The man was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to the release.
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