An adult man died on Folly Beach, South Carolina, after being pulled unresponsive from the ocean on Sunday afternoon, according to the Folly Beach Department of Public Safety.
Timeline of the incident
- The incident was reported at 1:14 p.m., and emergency units were dispatched around 1:17 p.m. to the shoreline, where bystanders—including an ICU nurse and an off‑duty firefighter—had already brought the man out of the water and started CPR.
- Folly Beach Fire Rescue and Folly Beach Police continued life‑saving efforts until Charleston County EMS arrived and took over, then rushed the man to a local hospital.
Outcome and ongoing details
- Despite “exhaustive resuscitative efforts,” the man was pronounced dead at the hospital, officials said; his name has not been publicly released and the circumstances are still under review by local authorities.
