By IRENE NOLAN
By IRENE NOLAN
By IRENE NOLAN
A 55-year-old man from Westlake, Ohio, drowned yesterday while swimming in the ocean off Ocracoke.
According to Park Service Ranger Sam Salter, the incident happened at Ramp 59 at the north end of Ocracoke.
The man and his wife were both in the water. She made it out safely, but he did not.
The incident was called into 911 about 4:27 p.m.
The Park Service responded, along with Ocracoke lifeguards, the Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department, Hyde County Emergency Medical Services and the county Sheriff’s Office.
The man was spotted about 30 minutes later about a quarter mile north of where he disappeared.
Salter said that he was brought to shore unresponsive and that CPR was started immediately. Once he was in the ambulance, advanced life support measures were taken.
He was pronounced dead at the Ocracoke Health Center.
Yesterday was windy with rough seas. The National Weather Service in Newport, N.C., had forecast a moderate threat of rip currents yesterday off Ocracoke.
Salter declined to release the name of the victim. However, a family friend and The Cleveland Plain Dealer identified him as Seth Rosen, an Ohio labor leader who was visiting the island with his wife, Kathi.
A 55-year-old man from Westlake, Ohio, drowned yesterday while swimming in the ocean off Ocracoke.
According to Park Service Ranger Sam Salter, the incident happened at Ramp 59 at the north end of Ocracoke.
The man and his wife were both in the water. She made it out safely, but he did not.
The incident was called into 911 about 4:27 p.m.
The Park Service responded, along with Ocracoke lifeguards, the Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department, Hyde County Emergency Medical Services and the county Sheriff’s Office.
The man was spotted about 30 minutes later about a quarter mile north of where he disappeared.
Salter said that he was brought to shore unresponsive and that CPR was started immediately. Once he was in the ambulance, advanced life support measures were taken.
He was pronounced dead at the Ocracoke Health Center.
Yesterday was windy with rough seas. The National Weather Service in Newport, N.C., had forecast a moderate threat of rip currents yesterday off Ocracoke.
Salter declined to release the name of the victim. However, a family friend and The Cleveland Plain Dealer identified him as Seth Rosen, an Ohio labor leader who was visiting the island with his wife, Kathi.
A 55-year-old man from Westlake, Ohio, drowned yesterday while swimming in the ocean off Ocracoke.
According to Park Service Ranger Sam Salter, the incident happened at Ramp 59 at the north end of Ocracoke.
The man and his wife were both in the water. She made it out safely, but he did not.
The incident was called into 911 about 4:27 p.m.
The Park Service responded, along with Ocracoke lifeguards, the Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department, Hyde County Emergency Medical Services and the county Sheriff’s Office.
The man was spotted about 30 minutes later about a quarter mile north of where he disappeared.
Salter said that he was brought to shore unresponsive and that CPR was started immediately. Once he was in the ambulance, advanced life support measures were taken.
He was pronounced dead at the Ocracoke Health Center.
Yesterday was windy with rough seas. The National Weather Service in Newport, N.C., had forecast a moderate threat of rip currents yesterday off Ocracoke.
Salter declined to release the name of the victim. However, a family friend and The Cleveland Plain Dealer identified him as Seth Rosen, an Ohio labor leader who was visiting the island with his wife, Kathi.
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