Freedom man, 61, drowns off Sheboygan coast

By Associated Press, Associated Press

Sept. 2, 2012

Sheboygan - A 61-year-old Freedom man whose grandson had swum too far from shore has died after he entered the water to reach the 9-year-old.

Police who responded Sunday afternoon found bystanders performing CPR on the man.

Witnesses said the man's grandson had been swimming at North Beach but had gotten too far from shore. Other people at the beach helped him back to land.

Moments later they noticed his grandfather hadn't returned to shore. They found him unresponsive in the water and pulled him to shore, where paramedics tried to revive him.

He was pronounced dead at a hospital. His name has not been released.

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