Swimmer, 27, in critical condition after near-drowning off Long Beach

Swimmer, 27, in critical condition after near-drowning off Long Beach

A 27-year-old man was barely alive when rescuers plucked the distressed swimmer from the ocean after receiving reports that a man was drowning off Long Beach, officials in the Long Island town said Wednesday. The Long Beach Fire Department received a report of a distressed swimmer at Lincoln Blvd. and Ocean Beach Park at 5:33 p.m. Tuesday, the department said in a statement. Four fire department responders rushed into the water, three swimming a…