Headline Surfer graphic / A man drowned mid-day Saturday in the ocean ocean in the vicinity of the 600 in the 600 block of South Atlantic Avenue, in Ormond Beach, as shown in this locator map.
ORMOND BEACH -- The Fourth of July weekend has taken a tragic turn in Ormond Beach with a report that a 30-year-old man drowned earlier today in the waters off Ormond Beach.
The victim, whose name was not released was pulled to shore just before noon and treated on scene before transport to Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center in Daytona Beach where he was pronounced dead a short time later, Volusia County sheriff's dispatch Sgt. Mike Chilcot told Headline Surfer.
The incident occurred in the 600 block of South Atlantic Avenue.
The Sheriff's official had no other information readily available to release.