OC swimmer, 18, dies after caught in rip current

• An 18-year-old man was pronounced dead Monday after being caught in a rip current.
• Two other swimmers were rescued.
• The name of the deceased swimmer has not yet been released.

An 18-year-old Montgomery County man has died after being caught in a rip current in Ocean City, a town official said.

His name has not yet been released. Town of Ocean City spokeswoman Jessica Waters didn't have his name and Ocean City Police Department Lindsay O'Neal was first making sure that the man's next-of-kin had been notified.

Three swimmers were caught in a rip current at about 4:30 p.m. Monday. Two of them were rescued by two surf rescue technician, or lifeguard, Waters said.

Fifteen rescue swimmers searched for the man, and he was not located until after 5 p.m., Waters said. The man was pronounced deceased at Atlantic General Hospital on Monday evening.

"It was quite an extraordinary effort," Waters said.

She recommends that beachgoers check in with a lifeguard when they arrive. The lifeguards are trained to know the current conditions of the water and can also warn swimmers of any dangerous conditions.