NEW: A man died from a heart attack at the hospital Sunday after he was pulled from the water off Bay Farm Island, according to an Alameda Fire Department spokesperson.
Firefighters responded at 1:14 p.m. to the water near the Harbor Bay Ferry Terminal as multiple people in the water were calling for help.
Firefighters found a man on the shore in cardiac arrest after bystanders pulled him from the water. Alameda police officers were performing CPR before firefighters took over and started advanced lifesaving measures. Simultaneously firefighters deployed rescue swimmers to locate the other victims. The heart attack patient was transported to Alameda Hospital where he died. His name was not available Monday morning from the Alameda County coroner's bureau.The Alameda Fire Department deployed seven rescue swimmers along with its fire boat and rescued three male swimmers located in the water, ranging from about 100 feet to several hundred yards offshore.The U.S. Coast Guard also responded with a vessel and a helicopter.
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