{"id":5775,"date":"2018-10-02T13:09:59","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T17:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/?p=5775"},"modified":"2018-10-02T13:09:59","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T17:09:59","slug":"rescuers-save-distressed-swimmer-in-seaside-heights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2018\/10\/rescuers-save-distressed-swimmer-in-seaside-heights\/","title":{"rendered":"Rescuers Save Distressed Swimmer in Seaside Heights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_371\" style=\"width: 766px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/police_lights.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"Police Lights (Photo: Jason Rojas\/Flickr)\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-371\" class=\"size-full wp-image-371\" src=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/police_lights.png\" alt=\"Police Lights (Photo: Jason Rojas\/Flickr)\" width=\"756\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/police_lights.png 756w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/police_lights-300x210.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Police Lights (Photo: Jason Rojas\/Flickr)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A swimmer in Seaside Heights was carried out to sea by a rip current but ultimately brought back to shore safely by first responders, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred Monday at 6:53 p.m., when Seaside Heights police received a call about a swimmer in distress off Dupont Avenue, according to Detective Steve Korman. When officers arrived, they spotted the victim approximately 250 yards from the shoreline, having been taken out due to a rip current.<\/p>\n<p>Seaside Heights, Seaside Park and Lavallette SCUBA teams arrived at the scene, with the Seaside Heights team deploying two members on a jet ski with a sled. That group brought the victim back to the shoreline to safety, Korman said. He was evaluated by members of Tri-Boro First Aid Squad and refused any further medical treatment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2018\/10\/rescuers-save-distressed-swimmer-in-seaside-heights\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A swimmer in Seaside Heights was carried out to sea by a rip current but ultimately brought back to shore safely by first responders, officials said. The incident occurred Monday at 6:53 p.m., when Seaside Heights police received a call about a swimmer in distress off Dupont Avenue, according to Detective Steve Korman. 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