Shortly after 11 a.m. Tuesday, Ocean City Beach Patrol lifeguards responded to a bather in distress at the 39th Street Beach.
A husband standing in waist-deep water alerted guards to his 72-year-old wife, who was face-down and unresponsive next to him, according to a city news release.
Guards brought the woman to the beach and immediately began to administer CPR. The woman had a pulse and was breathing on her own when Ocean City Fire Department EMTs arrived.
She regained consciousness while being transported to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, the news release stated. Her name was not released.
Bathers at adjacent beaches were pulled from the water while lifeguards provided mutual assistance during the rescue.
