Jacksonville Beach police have identified the man who died after being pulled from the ocean Friday.

Sergiy Dushenkovskyy, 54, was on vacation with his wife, stepdaughter and two friends in the 3400 block of South Beach Proper. Emergency response was called about 4:15 p.m. Friday when Dushenkovskyy was spotted struggling in the surf, police said.

He was pulled from the water and taken to a nearby emergency room. He died Friday night, police said.

A cause of death wasn't immediately available.

Derek Gilliam: (904) 359-4619