Water safety during the summer on Long Beach Island often focuses on rip currents, but a recent near drowning at a home in Surf City is another reminder of how quickly summer fun can turn dangerous and how being trained on basic lifesaving skills can prevent a tragedy from happening.

At approximately 12:45 p.m. on June 29, borough police responded to a North Fourth Street home after being notified of a drowning victim with CPR in progress, law enforcement officials reported last week.