Pennsylvania Father Dies While Rescuing Son While Swimming In Ocean Off Atlantic City

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a Pennsylvania father died while rescuing his son who was struggling in rip currents while swimming in the ocean off Atlantic City. Emergency responders went to the beach Monday for a report of a child drowning. Before they arrived, the 59-year-old Reading man had entered the water to help his 11-year-old son, who eventually made it to shore. But the father began struggling himself. He was soon brought to shore but later died at a hospital.


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