77-Year-Old Rescued By Lifeguards At Coney Island Beach

Coney Island Beach lifeguards hurried into the water to rescue a 77-year-old man, who collapsed in the waves this past Sunday.

Officials and witnesses told the Daily News that the victim, Igor Fried, was face down in shallow water near West 24th Street at around 1:30 p.m. Other sources said to the Daily News that he may have suffered a heart attack.

The lifeguards immediately pulled Fried out of the water. Seeing that he was unconscious, the began to perform CPR. After finding a pulse, Fried was taken to Coney Island Hospital for treatment for cardiac arrest.

According to the Daily News, Fried’s condition is currently unknown.