A 55-year-old Pennsylvania man died Sunday evening after being pulled from the ocean waters off Avon-by-the-Sea, borough police said. Rescue swimmers saved two other people who were in distress in the water, Avon police Capt. Tony Pecelli said. Police did not immediately identify the victim, who was from Pottstown, Pennsylvania.

A Pennsylvania man died and two other swimmers were rescued on the Jersey Shore, authorities said. Avon-by-the-Sea police responded to a report of several swimmers in distress at the Washington Avenue beach at around 6:34 p.