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.

Lifeguards at the Jersey Shore are warning beachgoers about the danger of rip currents after two drowning deaths in New York and New Jersey on Monday.

One person drowned, and six others were rescued from a rip current along a New Jersey shore beach Monday night. The Seaside Heights Fire Department received the call just before 7:00 p.m. Firefighters said the victims were swimming at a beach where lifeguards were not on duty.