![A man was found floating in the surf in Rockaway Beach on July 22 and he was pronounced dead at St. John's Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway a short while later.](https://qns.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05272022_PF_Beach_Opening_Rockaway_07-1536x1024-1-700x467-1.webp?w=700)
Jul. 22, 2024 By Bill Parry A Washington Heights man was pulled from the surf in Rockaway Beach early Monday morning becoming the fifth drowning victim at a New York City beach already this summer. Police from the 100th Precinct in Rockaway Beach responded to Beach 96th Street at the boardwalk after a 911…