A teen drowned within the waters off Coney Island, by a well-liked stretch of seashore throughout the boardwalk from the long-lasting Cyclone curler coaster, police mentioned on Friday.
A lifeguard noticed the 19-year-old sufferer floating within the ocean close to W. tenth St. and Surf Ave. round 3:10 p.m. Wednesday and dove in to attempt to save him, police mentioned. However when the lifeguard pulled the younger man out of the water he was unresponsive.
Medics rushed the sufferer to South Brooklyn Well being, the place docs pronounced him lifeless 20 minutes later, cops mentioned.
The drowning comes only one week after the physique of a 23-year-old man washed ashore on Rockaway Seaside close to Seaside twenty fifth St. The swimmer, a latest immigrant from Africa, disappeared on July 25 close to Seaside twentieth St. round 6 p.m. as storm clouds have been gathering.
Swimming is prohibited on New York Metropolis seashores throughout thunderstorms and every single day after lifeguards go off obligation at 6 p.m.
Per week and a half earlier than the 23-year-old swimmer’s physique was discovered, on July 20 one other man’s physique was found floating within the water about 4 miles west of there, at Rockaway Seaside close to Seaside 97th St.
Though his face was badly decomposed, he was ultimately recognized by the medical expert as Jimmy Rambally, 37, a former lifeguard who, regardless of being a robust swimmer, disappeared whereas taking a prohibited late-night swim round 11:20 p.m. on July 12.
Initially Revealed: August 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM EDT
