Teen drowns off Coney Island beach NYPD says

An 18-year-old man drowned near the Coney Island Boardwalk earlier this week, according to the NYPD.

Police said they responded to Coney Island Beach after a lifeguard spotted the man and pulled him out of the water Wednesday. He was already unconscious and unresponsive at the time, officials said.

The man, whose identity has not been released, was taken to Coney Island Hospital in critical condition where he was later pronounced dead.

He will be at least the third person to drown at a city beach during this summer season. A surfer also drowned in April.

At this time last year, at least six people had drowned at city beaches according to city officials.