Divers have resumed their search for the body of a man who apparently drowned while trying to help rescue two family members who were struggling while swimming off the central New Jersey coast.
Point Pleasant Beach police say 20-year-old Akhenaton Dyer of Paterson was last seen around 7 p.m. Saturday near the Manasquan Inlet.
Witnesses say Dyer had just helped a family member toward shore when he began flailing his arms and yelling for help. Someone in a passing boat then tried to pull him to safety, but couldn't reach him in time.
The two family members Dyer was trying to rescue both made it safely to shore.
Coast Guard crews looked for Dyer until about midnight Saturday, when the search was suspended due to darkness. It was resumed shortly after dawn Sunday.
Search Continues for Missing NJ Swimmer
Search resumed for a man who may have drowned while saving two family members
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