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Friday, August 18, 2017

J-1 student dies at hospital after alcohol-involved swim

An Irish J-1 visa student who suffered a heart attack while swimming in Ocean City’s waters earlier this month has died.

Atlantic General Hospital Director of Marketing Sarah Yonker confirmed that Philip Leahy, 22, of Ireland died on Aug. 6. Yonker did not comment on the nature of his death.

Leahy was one of four J-1 visa student workers who was rescued by Ocean City Fire Department water rescue on Aug. 2. The swimmers went into the ocean near North Division Street around 6:30 p.m. The Irish students were caught in rough surf, and one made it to shore and called 911.

Alcohol was believed to be a factor, according to Ocean City Beach Patrol.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Who cares if he is J-1 or a robotic cyborg from obamas butt? Hes a human being. Tragic.

Anonymous said...

Why is the Director of Marketing commenting on this? Shouldn't this responsibility be attended to by senior hospital administrator?