Guam’s rough waters claimed the life of a man swimming in Tumon on Thursday morning. Authorities say he was 40 years old. There's no word yet if the man was local or a visitor to the island. His death has first responders reminding the public to heed the warnings as the waters have been dangerous.

There were choppy waters in Tumon Bay, as bystanders at the beach behind the Dusit Thani Resort pulled the body of a 40-year-old man from the water. Guam Fire Department spokesperson Lieutenant Nick Garrido says the 911 call came in around 9:40am.

"As per our 911 dispatchers, the individual was pulled from the water and CPR was initiated," he detailed.

Medics arrived on scene and then took over, with the lieutenant describing, "They did work on the victim for quite some time and then a medical control was made to the doctor to terminate care?" KUAM News asked if the man was responsive at all by the time medics showed up, to which he replied, "No, he was not."

The swimmer unfortunately did not survive. Guam Police and GFD units swarmed the lobby area of the hotel. Authorities are now working to identify the man.

"We have the Guam Hotel and Restaurant Association as well as the Guam Visitors Bureau assisting GFD, GPD," said Garrido. "We are trying to locate where the individual may have been staying or if he was staying in the Tumon area or if he is a tourist. That is still being investigated at this time."

Investigators also working with Visitor Safety Officers to learn more. On Thursday morning, Guam Homeland issued a high surf advisory for Guam and the CNMI, warning that the conditions in our waters are dangerous.

Garrido said, "With the red flag, it means heavy winds and then also with the high surf advisory the water and weather this time of the year is not practical or feasible for any beachgoer."

He also offered the community some safety reminders, saying, "Adhere to the warnings out there…When you go out there and if it doesn’t look right or feel right please also follow suit with how you feel and make that determination. Additionally, please be mindful that when you put yourself at risk you put others at risk who may want to assist you."

"If they find themselves struggling, the first thing we remind them is to remain calm, allow for the water to do what its got to do. Do not panic or try to fight it or struggle. Just go with the current and flow of the water and if you are able to yell and scream for help – hopefully someone can help you. If you do go alone, which we don’t recommend please let your family know your location and the time you are going to go out."

GFD has responded to five water-related incidents since the start of the year with this incident being the second drowning recorded on Guam.