Swimmer pulled unresponsive from water off Surfside; 2 others rescued off South Beach

First responders raced to rescue a man who was pulled out of the water unresponsive off the coast of Surfside and crews saved two other swimmers off South Beach as beachgoers in South Florida encountered rough waters on Easter Sunday According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue the first victim was pulled from the water near the block of Collins Avenue Sunday night Speaking with News sometime later witness Everlyn Borgs she was on the sand near th and Collins at the time of the episode This is a very dangerous time of the year and you can get caught up in a current very close to the shores she revealed Borgs explained she watched as first responders rushed to the water to save the man at around p m All of a sudden by itself the ocean brought him all the way to the shores and there were people swimming that got to see the man so everybody was signaling the police she commented Rescue crews raced through the rough waters and eventually brought the swimmer to shore It s very sad and it s the worst day of his life commented Borgs Just a limited miles south near th Street and Collins first responders rushed to another near drowning Executives reported two people were rescued but they did not need to go to the hospital The ocean is very aggressive in current times and the current is very very strong announced Borgs It was a similar situation Friday on Fort Lauderdale Beach when police reported four young swimmers were in distress in the water Lifeguards were able to bring three of them back to shore but investigators commented a -year-old boy would not survive Divers ended up finding his body later that night Family members commented the swimmers are part of a basketball association visiting from Lake Worth The mother of one of the teammates spoke with News They were having a hard time I guess getting back in and they got my son and the other boy she announced The one boy was out there and they kept saying He s out there he s out there there s another one out there Everybody in Miami has to be mindful of this time of the year when the ocean is very unpredictable declared Borgs Leaders urge anyone who is ever caught in a rip current to remain calm and refrain from fighting the current The goal is to be able to eventually swim parallel to the shore and swim toward shore at an angle Executives also advise swimmers who find themselves in this situation to wave their hands and try to make a scene if attainable