CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A 61-year-old man was pulled out of the water near beach marker 214 Wednesday by a group of beachgoers, officials said. He died shortly after arriving at Bay Area Hospital.
The Corpus Christi Fire Department responded to the call just after 3 p.m. When EMS crews arrived, citizens had pulled the man out of the water and had CPR in progress, Fire Chief Robert Rocha said.
EMS crews continued their life-saving efforts, but the man died just after arriving at Bay Area Hospital, Rocha said.
Rocha said the man was from out of town.
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