A 28-year-old Forked River man died and three others survived when they got caught in a rip current Friday afternoon off the Ship Bottom beach.
David Maldonado-Ocelott, 28, was still missing in the water when police, fire and EMS from Ship Bottom and Surf City arrived at East 21st Street at 2:28 p.m., authorities said.
Fire rescue personnel, with the help of local surfers, located him and brought him back to shore. He was unconscious and not breathing, police said.
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