VILLAS – Lower Township Police received a call that a male subject had fallen from his kayak and appeared to be in distress in the Delaware Bay, off of Birch Avenue in Villas May 28 at approximately 1:15 p.m.
According to a release, police, along with the Lower Township Rescue Squad, responded to investigate. Upon arrival, police observed a subject separated from his kayak, wearing a life vest, floating in the water. The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office Maritime Response Security Unit, along with the State Police Marine Unit, responded to assist.
Prior to the arrival of the marine units, civilian bystanders utilized a kayak and paddled out to assist the distressed kayaker. When the two bystanders reached the subject, they were able to pull him on board the kayak and begin CPR, while bringing him to shore. Lower Township Police Corporal Robert Smith, along with an off-duty Philadelphia firefighter, pulled the male off the kayak and resumed CPR, until rescue personnel took over. Town Bank Fire Department was called to respond with their ATV to assist, if needed, with transporting the patient from the beach.
The male kayaker was identified as James Jones, of Villas. He was transported to Cape Regional Medical Center where, despite rescue attempts, he was pronounced dead.
The civilian bystanders, who assisted in the rescue, chose to remain anonymous.
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