Currents Kill 4 In N.Y., Others Missing
The toll of swimmers caught up in treacherous ocean currents in the metro region over the weekend grew to at least 10 on Saturday as two more men drowned, a 10-year-old girl disappeared and another beach-goer had to be pulled from the water.
Altogether, four people died and three vanished within two days at beaches in New York City and on Long Island, authorities said. At least three more were rescued, they said.
In Long Beach on Saturday evening, a swimmer or surfer died after he was spotted struggling about 150 yards from shore, said Police Lt. Bruce Meyer. Lifeguards were off-duty but rushed to the beach and reached the unconscious 29-year-old man within minutes. Rescuers and hospital staffers were unable to revive him, Meyer said.
