Man who drowned in NSB surf was from Orlando
Posted Mon, 2009-08-31 02:17
TRAGEDY AT THE BEACH
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A 54-year-old man who drowned in the New Smyrna Beach surf Aug. 22, has been identified as Angel Rosa of Orlando, the Volusia County Beach Patrol said.
Rosa, who died after washing ashore unconscious between Flounder and Drum avenues on Bethune Beach, was the first drowning victim of the year in Volusia County beaches.
Lifeguards who spotted him on the beach performed CPR and he was rushed by EVAC ambulance to Bert Fish Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, said Capt. Scott Petersohn, spokesman for the Beach Patrol.
Petersohn said he was "worried something like this would happen" considering how swollen the waves became from the distant passing of Hurricane Bill. The victim was seen floating in the waves and was apparently "body surfing," which wasn't a good idea, Petersohn said, because the surf was ripe for rip currents.
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Henry Frederick is editor and publisher of Headline Surfer, Florida's 24/7 Internet newspaper in New Smyrna Beach, launched April 7, 2008. Owned by NSB News LLC with Frederick as its sole corporate member, It is also referred by its original name, NSBNews.net and as VolusiaNews.net. Frederick is an award-winning breaking news and investigative journalist who has covered police and courts in Florida, New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut, dating back to the mid-1980s. He has covered many of the high profile cases in the Daytona Beach and DeLand courtrooms in Volusia County, including the numerous appellate hearings for serial killer Aileen Wuornos, and ultimately, witnessing her execution. He graduated from Central Connecticut State University in New Britain in 1984, with a B.A. in political science/public admin. and a minor in writing. He received the "President's Citation" for academic honors and service to the university.
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