Cambridge Man Dies After Being Caught in Riptide at Long Point

The man who was rushed to the hospital Friday after being pulled from the water at Long Point has died, according to the district attorney’s office.

Kevin Foster, a 55-year-old Cambridge resident, was one of several people at the West Tisbury south shore beach last week who got caught in a riptide, officials said.

Rescuers were called to the Trustees of Reservations-owned wildlife refuge at 3:47 p.m. for a report of people in distress in the water. Trustees spokesperson Mary Dettloff said a group of five people got stuck in the strong current…

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