Teen drowns in strong current
A 17-year-old from Claremont drowned in the surf Saturday afternoon when a strong current swept him away.
The Orange County coroner’s office identified the victim as Victor Wang. The Newport Beach Fire Department, which operates lifeguard services in the city, said Wang and two friends entered the water at 29th Street.
The other two swimmers were able to reach shore at 28th Street, and went to lifeguards for help at about 4:50 P.M. after they could not locate Wang. He was found facedown and unconscious in the surf line south of the Newport Pier at 20th Street, about 1,000 yards from where he entered the water. Paramedics, lifeguards and firefighters tried to revive him, to no avail.
-- Christian Berthelsen
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