Methuen man drowns trying to save his child from rip current at Salisbury Beach
A Methuen man who tried to rescue his child from a rip current at Salisbury Beach on Wednesday has died, officials said. Gary M. Simard, 44, was sp...
A Methuen man who tried to rescue his child from a rip current at Salisbury Beach on Wednesday has died, officials said. Gary M. Simard, 44, was spending the afternoon with his four children when one of them was caught in the current and pulled away from shore, Essex District Attorney Paul F. Tucker's office said Thursday. Simard, 44, and two other bystanders rushed into the water. The bystanders were able to rescue the child and return to shore, but they could not find Simard, officials said. Emergency responders found Simard unresponsive in the water about 75 yards off shore.