FDNY firefighter dies trying to save daughter from rip current at Jersey Shore

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FDNY firefighter dies trying to save daughter from rip current at Jersey Shore
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Mark Batista, a 39-year-old New York City firefighter, drowned while trying to save his teenage daughter from a rip current at a New Jersey beach. Batista had served as both an EMT and a firefighter for the FDNY for 15 years. His daughter survived and was taken to a local hospital. There were reportedly no lifeguards on duty at the beach where the incident occurred.

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