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Guards whistled to call a man in from the deep water about 2:30 p.m., Capt. Scott Petersohn said, and by the time he got back to the beach — south of the Plaza approach near Daytona Beach’s northern city limit — the swimmer was exhausted and suffered an apparent heart attack.
The 57-year-old man sat on the sand, out of breath, Petersohn said.
“A minute or two later, he fell over dead,” he said.
Beach Patrol personnel administered CPR and used an automatic defibrillator to revive the man, Petersohn said.
“He was awake and alert when EVAC (ambulance) took him to the hospital,” he said.
He was transported to Florida Hospital Oceanside in Ormond Beach. His condition was not available Friday night.
