Connecticut Man Is Third Drowning Death This Week Off North Carolina's Outer Banks Coast

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Rough surf conditions have claimed the life of another swimmer in the waters off North Carolina’s Outer Banks, officials said.

On Wednesday, a 36-year-old Enfield, Connecticut, man was pronounced dead after apparently drowning off Nags Head Beach,according to CBS affiliate WNCTandABC affiliate WVEC.

The swimmer’s death comes one day after a68-year-old manfrom Ohio was found unresponsive in the ocean off southern Hatteras Island and two days after a28-year-old womanfrom Washington, D.C., was found unresponsive in rough water off the coast of Avon.

At about 5:50 p.m. on Wednesday, a 911 call was placed about a man in distress in the water, about 50 yards from the Nags Head Fishing Pier, WVEC reported.

A lifeguard with Nags Head Ocean Rescue was able to rescue the man from the water and started CPR. Dare County Emergency Medical Services transported him to Outer Banks Hospital where he was pronounced dead, per WNCT.

A representative with Nags Head Ocean Rescue did not immediately return PEOPLE’s request for additional information.

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Earlier this week, David Hallac, superintendent, National Parks of Eastern North Carolina, said in a statement that swimmers and those in the area should be aware of “high energy surf conditions” which produce “large waves andlife-threatening rip currents.”

Another drowning death was reported on Wednesday in North Carolina, near North Topsail Beach, which is about 200 miles southwest of the Outer Banks.

source: people.com