A man who was in critical condition after falling from a boat off the coast of Newburyport Tuesday afternoon has died, according to police.

On Sept. 30 around 3:45 p.m., Newburyport police and firefighters received a 911 call reporting that a person had fallen off a boat five miles from shore and was in need of medical attention, the police department said previously.

People on the boat performed CPR on the man while ferrying him to a private dock on Plum Island Point, police said. First-responders were waiting at the dock when they arrived and took over life-saving efforts, and he was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.

The Essex County District Attorney’s Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday afternoon. No further information about the inc

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