A New Jersey dad drowned Wednesday while rescuing his three children who turned “distressed” while swimming in the Millstone River, in accordance with native police.

Rolando Camarillo-Cholula, 42, drowned after pulling his three children — ages 13, 11 and eight — to shallow waters. The children have been swimming in a 39-mile-long tributary of the Raritan River, in accordance with the Franklin Township Police.

The name to police got here in simply earlier than 2:15 p.m., when somebody reported “a man in the water, with three children on shore” of Canal Road between Coppermine and Old Georgetown roads in Franklin Township, about 43 miles southwest of New York City.

When police arrived on the scene, they discovered the children on the shore however couldn’t discover Camarillo-Cholula, in accordance with the data launched by Franklin Township Police, which added that the daddy misplaced his stability after he waded into the waters in a bid to assist his youngsters.

Divers from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office recovered Camarillo-Cholula just a little over three hours later, simply earlier than 5:30 p.m., police mentioned.

Emergency medical personnel handled the children on the scene, in accordance with police. An investigation into what led to the incident is underway, police mentioned.

This comes as no less than the third reported deadly drowning in New Jersey in the previous three months. In May, a 15-year-old boy drowned at Sandy Hook Beach B, an unguarded space the place swimming shouldn’t be allowed. In June, New York City firefighter Mark Batista, 39, of Teaneck, New Jersey, drowned on the Jersey Shore while attempting to avoid wasting his teenage daughter — who survived the incident — after she was caught in tough waters. Also in June, 18-year-old Victor Rodriguez died by drowned in a Pitman lake throughout a scavenger hunt.

In the wake of Camarillo-Cholula’s demise, Franklin Township authorities urged locals to keep in mind that “causeways, lakes, and all waterways can hide dangers like hidden currents, sudden depths, and cold shock,” and to look out for indicators in the realm of the incident indicating areas and actions to keep away from.

Lieutenant Vincent Wilson of the Franklin Township Police Department mentioned that swimming shouldn’t be prohibited in the Millstone River.

Drowning is the main reason behind demise for teenagers between the ages of 1 – 4, and males make up practically 80% of people that die from drownings, in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It can occur in seconds and sometimes happens silently, and may be prevented by carrying a life jacket, monitoring climate circumstances earlier than swimming in pure waters and studying primary swimming expertise, the CDC says.

There are greater than 4,000 deadly drownings per yr nationwide, in accordance with the CDC. New Jersey has one of many decrease charges nationwide, with 0.77 unintentional drowning deaths per 100,000 individuals, CDC information exhibits.