New York City firefighter dies in drowning while trying to save daughter from rip current at Jersey Shore

A father who drowned final week whereas attempting to rescue his little one from a rip present on the Jersey Shore was a New York Metropolis firefighter whose profession in public service dated again 15 years, officers confirmed on Sunday.

The person, 39-year-old Mark Batista, died on the New Jersey seashore city Avon-by-the-Sea on Friday morning whereas he off obligation after leaping into the ocean to avoid wasting his teenage daughter, who was caught in a rip present on the time, CBS New York reported, citing police. A rip present is basically channel of transferring water, considerably like a river, that types within the ocean and flows away from the shoreline and out to sea. 

Authorities initially recognized Batista as a resident of Teaneck, however they didn’t launch his identify. The New York Metropolis Hearth Division later confirmed his id in a press release obtained by CBS Information on Sunday, which famous that he had served as each an EMT and a firefighter for the division over the course of 15 years. Batista labored at Engine Firm 226 in Brooklyn, in line with CBS New York.

“We’re heartbroken to be taught in regards to the demise of Firefighter Mark Batista, who died Friday whereas swimming on the Jersey Shore,” the FDNY stated within the assertion. “Firefighter Batista was a devoted public servant who spent fifteen years serving within the FDNY, as each an EMT and a firefighter. We be part of his household in mourning his tragic passing.”

Police and a water rescue staff used jet skis to seek for Batista and his daughter on the seashore on Friday, after witnesses on land noticed and reported the obvious drowning, CBS New York reported. Batista was discovered after which transported to a neighborhood hospital, the place he was pronounced lifeless. {The teenager} survived and was taken to Jersey Shore Medical Middle after her rescue.

There have been reportedly no lifeguards on obligation on the Avon-by-the-Sea seashore the place Batista drowned on Friday. Common weekday lifeguard shifts will start this coming weekend, in line with the town’s web site.

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