La Jolla
A 25-year-old sailor died Sunday after a swimming accident in rough water off Windansea Beach in La Jolla, the county coroner’s office reported.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Anthony J. Pitts, a crewman on the Seattle-based submarine Pargo, died at UC San Diego Medical Center at 12:45 p.m., about an hour after lifeguards pulled him from the water off the western end of Rosemont Street, Deputy Coroner Dan Matticks said.
The coroner’s report stated that Pitts was preparing to go scuba diving when he was swept out to sea by a strong current. He tried to climb onto some rocks but was thrown against them before lifeguards could rescue him. Matticks said efforts to resuscitate Pitts failed, and he died at the hospital.
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