High School Graduate, 18, Dies Saving Two Friends From Rip Current at New Jersey Beach

High School Graduate, 18, Dies Saving Two Friends From Rip Current at New Jersey Beach
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A high school graduate rescued two of his friends off the coast of Ventnor, New Jersey, by swimming into a deadly rip current to push them to the safety of the shore. Tragically, he paid with his own life.

Jalan Alston, 18, was visiting the Jersey shore with his two friends on July 10 to celebrate his 2020 graduation from George Westinghouse High School in Brooklyn, New York. The trio decided to take an early evening swim, reports WPVI.