By . Associated Press Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 18:20 EST, 8 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:20 EST, 8 December 2013 . Trouble in paradise: Matt Elmore drowned while snorkling off Rio De La Miel, Las Alberquillas Beach, on Puerto Rico's northern coast . Puerto Rico police say a 30-year-old tourist from Minnesota has died while snorkeling off the island’s north coast. Police identified the victim as Matt Elmore and said he was snorkeling with several other people who were rescued. Authorities said the group had been snorkeling about a mile off Cerro Gordo beach in Vega Alta. Police did not immediately have his home town. Meteorologists had issued a high surf advisory Saturday warning of waves up to 12 feet through early Monday.
Matt Elmore, 30, drowned in rough surf . Several others were pulled to safety .