A girl died after she was pulled from the water off Brooklyn’s Manhattan Seashore, in response to officers.
The FDNY mentioned a name got here in simply after 6 p.m. Monday of a girl within the water off the favored seaside. Video from the Citizen App confirmed greater than a dozen first responders sprinting throughout the sand, carrying a girl in misery.
The girl was taken to Coney Island Hospital, the place she died, police mentioned. It was unclear how she drowned.
“I knew something happened because there was a bunch of paramedics you know fire fighters and they all carried her all at once,” mentioned Ivan Cruz, who was on the seaside on the time. “It’s sad. I don’t know if they had some sort of like medical condition or they had something going on.”
Different swimmers at Manhattan Seashore mentioned the water there may be usually calm and shallow, although on Tuesday it was a bit rougher. There was a lifeguard on responsibility on the seaside, however they finish their shift at 6 p.m., simply minutes earlier than the calls got here in.
The girl, believed to be in her 70s, has not but been recognized.
The incident occurred simply an hour after firefighters within the Bronx needed to make a water rescue close to Metropolis Island. Simply after 5 p.m., two FDNY rescue swimmers have been despatched into the water to assist get folks out. The FDNY didn’t state what number of swimmers have been rescued. No accidents have been reported.
