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Terrible news...
Portsmouth man dies after he's swept into the water while fishing in Middletown
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November 2, 2011 10:20 am By Maria Armental MIDDLETOWN, R.I. -- A Portsmouth man who was fishing at Third Beach early this morning died, the police said.
Gary Mathias, 48, was fishing on the rocks at Sachuest Point Wildlife Refuge around 4 a.m. when he was swept away by a wave.
Sgt. Mark Minnella entered the water with a life line attached, but the surf was too rough.
A Middletown Fire Department boat pulled Mathias out of the water at the Third Beach boat ramp, where Newport rescue personnel administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Mathias was taken to Newport Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
The incident remains under investigation.
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