Nearly 4,000 people die from drowning every year in the U.S., and here’s what the U.S. Swim School Association and the American Red Cross say you should do if someone is drowning.
A man drowned in the Harlem River on Saturday, after rescue teams pulled two from the water.
Divers from the FDNY and NYPD pulled the man from the water near University Heights around 12:30 p.m.
He was taken to Presbyterian Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
A second man removed from the river was also removed to the hospital, but his condition wasn't immediately known by police officials.
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