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.

NJ rip currents claimed a life in Seaside Heights as hundreds of rescues were reported across the Jersey Shore.

Beaches in Seaside Heights typically open at 9 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. when lifeguards leave for the day, Vaz said.

Four people were saved and one man died after drowning at an unprotected beach in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, on Monday, officials said.

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Seaside Heights beaches will close by 5 p.m. on days of rough surf and rip currents, two hours earlier than the previous 7 p.m. closure.

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