VIDEO/PHOTO: Two people were pulled from the water unresponsive after being swept away from shore while swimming at Plum Island Point off the coast of Newburyport, Massachusetts, Sunday evening, according to first responders.
The Coast Guard Station Merrimack River says it responded with a small boat just after 7 p.m. after receiving a call from a person who was concerned about two females at the beach near Joppa Flats. Newburyport Police and Fire confirm they responded to the report of swimmers in distress and say there were two fishing boats in the area when they arrived on scene. One fishermen was able to bring one of the swimmers, who was unresponsive, to shore, where she was treated by Atlantic Ambulance EMS and Newburyport fire crews, officials said.
