Overview
- Rescue teams are searching for a person reported missing in the water off Herring Cove Beach while operations remain active.
- Officials say three people were pulled from the water; two were brought to shore in stable condition and a third was taken to Cape Cod Hospital in critical condition.
- The response has involved Provincetown harbormaster units, local police and fire, TowBoat operators and the U.S. Coast Guard using surface vessels, aerial assets and a drone.
- Sky5 aerial footage showed a marine patrol boat tie up at a local dock where an ambulance waited as crews moved a rescued person to shore.
- State Police and the Cape and Islands district attorney’s office are involved in the inquiry and authorities warn the moderate rip-current threat will grow over the weekend, prompting beach safety alerts.