
A man has died after he was pulled from the water near the Ipswich Bay Yacht Club in Ipswich, Massachusetts, on Wednesday.
Ipswich Police said his department responded to a reported drowning in the Plum Island Sound around 3 p.m. The man was first spotted by workers at the Ipswich Bay Yacht Club, who reported someone in the water near the mooring area.
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Rescuers pulled the man from the water and attempted CPR and other life-saving measures. He was taken to Beverly Hospital where he was pronounced.
The man was identified as a 72-year-old resident from the Great Neck section of town. His name was not immediately released.
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The death appears to be an accidental drowning, police said, but it remains under investigation by the Ipswich Police Department and Essex District Attorney's Office.