Mass. man, 27, drowns in waters off Hampton Beach

HAMPTON - A 27-year-old Massachusetts man drowned off Hampton Beach Tuesday evening.

New Hampshire State Police got involved around 7:30 p.m. after a call came in for a possible drowning. It was reported that one person had been rescued from the water and another was still missing, according to a Dept. of Safety press release sent out today.

The caller, who was a Good Samaritan surfing in the area, initially located the two swimmers that were yelling for help. He quickly brought one swimmer to shore, later identified as Luis Colon-De-Lara, 28, of Lawrence, Mass. The Good Samaritan then called 911 to let them know that there was another swimmer still missing.

Hampton Fire arrived on scene and began to search the area, later finding the victim, who was identified as Wandy Bethancourt-Adames, 27, of Lawrence. He was brought to shore where CPR was performed, but he was later pronounced dead at Portsmouth Regional Hospital.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or has additional details is asked to contact New Hampshire State Police - Marine Patrol Sergeant Nicholas Haroutunian at (603) 227-2112 or via email, Nicholas.M.Haroutunian@dos.nh.gov.