SALISBURY – Gary Simard, a 44-year-old Methuen father of four who rushed into the water in an attempt to save his son from a dangerous rip current on Wednesday, has died.

Gary Simard, the 44-year-old Methuen man who died this week after attempting to rescue his son from a rip current at Salisbury Beach, is being remembered as a heroic family man.

Gary Simard, 44, drowned while trying to rescue his child from the ocean at Salisbury Beach, the Essex County District Attorney said Thursday; bystanders were able to rescue the child ...

Gary Simard, 44, was at the beach with family when one of the children with them got pulled far from shore and could not swim back in, according to Essex District Attorney Paul F. Tucker’s office.

SALISBURY, Massachusetts — Gary Simard, a 44-year-old Methuen father of four who rushed into the water in an attempt to save his son from a dangerous rip current on Wednesday, has died.

A Methuen man who tried to rescue his child from a rip current at Salisbury Beach on Wednesday has died, officials said. Gary M. Simard, 44, was spending the afternoon with his four children when ...