A 30-year-old man almost drowned at Main Beach in East Hampton Village on Thursday afternoon and was saved by a bystander, according to East Hampton Village Police.
Chief Gerard Larsen Jr. said in a press release that the department received a call about a swimmer in distress at Main Beach at 4:36 p.m. When officers arrived at the scene, Juan Carlos Salvana of Long Island City was unconscious at the edge of the surf, and was not breathing and had no pulse, he said.
Police officers and Dr. Louis Cohen, another bystander, performed CPR on the man until the East Hampton Village Ambulance arrived and transported him to Southampton Hospital. The bystander that swam out into the ocean and pulled Mr. Salvana to shore was Bill Roberson of Michigan, Chief Larsen said.
As of Friday morning, Mr. Salvana was in critical condition, stable, but not breathing on his own and in an induced coma, according to the chief.
“We pray and hope he has a quick recovery,” he said.
