Man found floating face down in ocean. North Myrtle Beach rescue crews worked to save him
North Myrtle Beach rescue crews worked to save a 30-year-old man who was found by beachgoers floating face down in the ocean in the Cherry Grove area July 19.
Lifeguards and beach patrol officers responded about 5:10 p.m. near 54th Avenue, according to North Myrtle Beach Police Officer Pat Wilkinson. When crews arrived, they found the man had been pulled ashore and immediately began life-saving measures.
The man was spitting up water but was unresponsive, Wilkinson said. Responders also “detected a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his mouth,” Wilkinson said.
Lifeguards began CPR and utilized an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), which provided a shock. Beach patrol officers then moved the man to the Beach Patrol truck where lifeguards continued CPR in the back of the truck, transporting him to a waiting ambulance on Ocean Boulevard.
The man was taken to McLeod Seacoast Hospital, where a pulse was regained.
It was unknown Friday morning the status of the man’s condition.
