Father Dies Heroically Saving Son from Riptide
A beach day for a Massachusetts family took a tragic turn when a father of four lost his life after being caught in a riptide while trying to save his 12-year-old son. Gary Simard, a 44-year-old resident of Methuen, was at Salisbury Beach with his family on Wednesday when his son was trapped in a rip current, a dangerous and fast-moving water channel, according to Essex District Attorney Paul Tucker. An eyewitness reported that Simard …