Author Topic: Fisherman Drowns off Avon Jetty (Read 4215 times)

Pfishingruven · « **on:** November 05, 2008, 08:31:18 PM »

Avon police seek identity of drowning victim

AVON — Police are working to confirm the identity of a man who drowned after falling off a jetty about 11 a.m. Wednesday, said Police Chief Terry Mahon.

Someone saw the man fall into the water and called 911, which led to the Area Network Shore Water Emergency Response team coming to the scene, Mahon said. The victim is believed to have been fishing when he fell into the water, police said.

The search for the man by the scuba divers, firefighters, first aid squad members and police officers was assisted by two good Samaritans, who helped bring the man to shore after he was located, Mahon said. The names of the two were not immediately available, Mahon said.

The victim was in the water about 10 minutes before the searchers located him and brought him to shore.

He was placed in an Avon First Aid Squad ambulance and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation was performed while he was transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, Mahon said.

-- Margaret F. Bonafide

http://app.com/article/20081105/NEWS/81105084

Absolutely horrible

! ...And he hasn't even been ID'd yet! The dangers of such a fun recreational sport. One wrong move and you could be gone...hopefully someone notices him missing and ID's him. Prayers to him and his friends and family.

It is SO IMPORTANT to be safe out there and let someone know where you are, when you are going and when you are due back! Please, let this be the only tragedy this Fall into Winter and for the rest of 2008 and for 2009

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