Surfer Dies in Rough Seas Off Rockaway Beach

NEW YORK (AP/1010 WINS) -- A man surfing at a New York City beach died after getting caught in pounding surf churned up by a passing tropical storm.

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A fire department spokesman says two firefighters responding to an emergency call Thursday pulled the man out of the waters off Rockaway Beach in Queens.

Emergency medical technicians attempted to revive the 36-year-old surfer, but he was pronounced dead at a local hospital. His name was not immediately released.

The spokesman says it appears the lone surfer was in the water alone when the leg strap that tethers the surfboard to his ankle became tangled and the rough surf pushed him toward a jetty.

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