CAPE HATTERAS, N.C. -- A 63-year-old man died while swimming off Cape Hatteras National Seashore, near Rodanthe.

The man's name has not yet been released; however, authorities have mentioned that he was from New York.

The victim's friend and emergency workers attempted CPR but to no avail. He was wearing a life jacket.

This is the fifth swimming-related death at the Cape Hatteras shore this year.