ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Police in Atlantic City on Tuesday rescued a Dubai man from the thoroughfare section of Lakes Bay who was floating in the water near the rear of home.
According to police, at 12:52 PM, officers Rebecca Seabrook and John Bell responded to a residence in the first block of North Trenton Avenue on the report of a male in distress and drowning in the bay.
“Officers arrived and located the victim, a 43-year-old man from Dubai, floating and resting against the pilings of a dock in the rear of the residence,” the ACPD said in a statement today. “The victim was unresponsive and in and out of consciousness. Officer Seabrook, who is certified in water rescue, entered the water to rescue the man.”
Police said Officer Seabrook swam towards the man and pulled him to a nearby boat that was docked at a neighboring home.
EMTs assisted in pulling the man onto the boat. The man regained consciousness and was treated at the scene before being transported to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, for further treatment and observations.
Due to the actions of police and first responders, the man is listed in good condition and is expected to make a full recovery.
“Family members advised the officers that the man was visiting from Dubai and accidentally fell off the dock and into the water before they called the police for assistance,” police said.
The Atlantic City Fire Department also responded and assisted in bringing the man onto the dock, so that he could be transported to the hospital by ambulance.