The victim and four others, including his 16-year-old son, were pulled from the water around 7 p.m. -- two hours after lifeguard duty had ended.

Two people drowned in separate incidents in the water in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, and Brooklyn on Monday night.

One person drowned, and six others were rescued from a rip current along a New Jersey shore beach Monday night. The Seaside Heights Fire Department received the call just before 7:00 p.m. Firefighters said the victims were swimming at a beach where lifeguards were not on duty.