Gone Baby Gone actor Sean Malone, 54, has died, 10 days after being found unconscious in the ocean off South Boston

By Colette Fahy for MailOnline and Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com

Published: 08:08 EST, 30 July 2015 | Updated: 08:20 EST, 30 July 2015

Sean Malone, who appeared in the movies Gone Baby Gone and The Fighter, has died. 

The 54-year-old had been in a coma since July 20 when he was pulled from the water by an off duty firefighter and three local teens after being found floating face down in the ocean off the M Street Beach in Boston.

A tweet from the Boston Fire Department at 2.55am on Thursday read: 'Sean Malone succumbed to his injuries this evening surrounded by his son Sean, parents and siblings at Boston Medical Center.'  

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Critical: Sean Malone, 54, who had roles in Hollywood movies Gone, Baby, Gone and The Fighter,  has died, 10 days after being found floating face down in the ocean off South Boston 

Critical: Sean Malone, 54, who had roles in Hollywood movies Gone, Baby, Gone and The Fighter,  has died, 10 days after being found floating face down in the ocean off South Boston 

Tragic: Sean got into difficulties after swimming a long way out and succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday

Tragic: Sean got into difficulties after swimming a long way out and succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday

The South Boston native was unconscious when rescuers reached him having reportedly got into trouble after swimming a long way out, according to local TV news station WCVB. 

Malone, who most recently worked with John Travolta on the 2014 film The Forger, is the brother of Deputy Fire Chief Scott Malone of the Boston Fire Department.

The Boston Globe previously reported that a firefighter Chris Flaherty was working out with other firefighters on the beach when he became concerned at how far out Malone was swimming.

He went out on a paddleboard towards him but couldn't find him.

Media attention: Malone's rescue by an off-duty firefighter and three teens was covered by local Boston TV stations

Media attention: Malone's rescue by an off-duty firefighter and three teens was covered by local Boston TV stations

Big screen roles: Malone, a Boston native, played Skinny Ray Likanski in the 2007 film Gone Baby Gone

Big screen roles: Malone, a Boston native, played Skinny Ray Likanski in the 2007 film Gone Baby Gone

Character actor: Malone also appeared as Wolfie in 2010's The Fighter starring Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale,  which was also set in Boston

Character actor: Malone also appeared as Wolfie in 2010's The Fighter starring Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale,  which was also set in Boston

He flagged down three teens who were in a speedboat and together they searched until they came across Malone's lifeless body.

The young men named locally as Joey Binda and Elliott Chauvet, both 17, and John Feeney, 18, pulled him onto the boat and helped Flaherty perform CPR as they returned to shore.

Malone was transported to Boston Medical Center where he was listed as 'critical'.

A spokesperson foe the Boston FD, Steve MacDonald, said at the time that Malone's family was grateful for all those who helped the actor.

'They're praying for the best,' he told the Globe. 

 

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