24 December 2012 8:00 AM, PST | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Dylan Smith, one of People's Heroes of the Year for using his surfboard to help rescue six lives during Superstorm Sandy in late October, drowned this weekend in a surfing accident in Puerto Rico, say news reports. The body of the 23-year-old lifeguard from Queens, N.Y., along with his surfboard, was discovered floating in the Caribbean Sunday morning off the popular resort of Maria’s Beach near Rincon on the western coast of the island, according to police officials. It was also reported a local resident spotted his body and dragged Smith to shore. Efforts by a doctor who »
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