Swimmer at Fire Island drowns in waters nonetheless roiled by Hurricane Erin

A South Carolina man drowned whereas swimming at Sailors Haven Beach on Fire Island on Saturday afternoon, the Suffolk County Police Department stated.

Ishmoile Mohammed, 59, was caught in a rip present that pulled him west alongside the shoreline, police stated. He was rescued by lifeguards about 2:45 p.m. and obtained support from Fire Island National Seashore workers, however was later pronounced lifeless at South Shore University Hospital.

It’s unsure whether or not swimmers have been cleared to enter the water at Sailors Haven when Mohammed drowned. Long Island seashores reopened to swimming on Saturday, after being closed resulting from hazardous situations alongside the East Coast brought on by Hurricane Erin.

The National Weather Service continues to warn of attainable rip currents brought on by Erin, now a post-tropical cyclone after transferring farther out to sea.

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Saturday introduced swimming at two Long Island state park seashores might resume, together with at Jones Beach and Robert Moses State Park.

New York City’s Office of Emergency Management continues to warn of excessive danger rip currents at regional seashores till Sunday at 8:00 p.m. The warning advises swimmers to not swim on “red-flagged” seashores the place a lifeguard isn’t current.