SURF-FISHERMAN DIED OFF RDM – 02/27/12 07:25 S.S.

A  MAN,  WHO  WAS  FISHING   OFF  RIO  DEL  MAR  STATE  BEACH, DIED  FRIDAY.       THAT  AFTER  THE  40  YEAR-OLD  VISITOR  WAS  CAUGHT  IN  A  RIPTIDE.       ALTHOUGH  RESCUERS  WERE  ABLE  TO FIND  HIM,   AND  THEY  PERFORMED C.P.R.,   HE  WAS  PRONOUNCED  DEAD  A  SHORT  TIME  LATER.