Rip Current — Eastern Cape May, New Jersey

2017-09-03 · Eastern Cape May, New Jersey

Event narrative

Hany Mohamed, a 35 year old male from Middletown PA (Dauphin County), drowned in the ocean at Learning Avenue in Wildwood NJ on Sunday, September 3rd. He apparently ventured out to save his two children who, after playing near a sandbar, were taken into deeper waters. Beach patrol lifeguards entered the water at about 12:50 pm to rescue the children in distress. Once back at shore, it was discovered that Mohamed was missing. Surfers at the beach near Rambler Avenue in Wildwood Crest (the next town south of Wildwood) located Mohamed's body floating in the water about 2:50 pm. Wildwood Crest lifeguards retrieved the body and tried to revive him until Wildwood Crest Rescue officials arrived. Mohamed was taken to Cape Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 712192. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.