A teenager died Friday evening after being pulled from the water at a Jersey Shore beach. Multiple people called 911 just after 6:30 p.m. to report a swimmer in distress off the Eighth Avenue beach in Belmar, police said. According to the Belmar Beach website, lifeguards are on duty until 6 p.m.

First responders have started using drone technology this summer to assist crews in water rescues along the Jersey Shore.

A teenage swimmer died after being pulled from the ocean during a rescue effort at a Belmar, New Jersey, beach Friday night, officials told NJ Advance Media.