By SOFIA SANTANA
South Florida Sun-SentinelSunday, April 26, 2009
POMPANO BEACH — A 70-year-old man drowned in the ocean Saturday while rescuing two young boys who got caught in a rip current and rough surf off Pompano Beach, officials said.
Charles Schulze carried the two boys, ages 9 and 12, almost to shore in the 1200 block of South Ocean Boulevard.
At that point, onlookers jumped into the water, brought the boys onto the sand and checked them over to make sure they were all right.
The boys were fine. But when the beachgoers looked back at the water, they found Schulze floating face-down, Pompano Beach Fire Rescue spokeswoman Sandra King said.
Another man jumped into the water and pulled Schulze to shore. But despite the efforts of some beachgoers who performed CPR, the boys' rescuer was pronounced dead a short time later at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale.
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