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Fairfield County Woman Dies After Getting Caught In Rip Current Fairfield County Woman Dies After Getting Caught In Rip Current
Fairfield County Woman Dies After Getting Caught In Rip Current A Fairfield County woman has died after getting caught in a rip current. The incident took place in Toms River, New Jersey around 12:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 18. Police and EMS were dispatched to 8th Avenue and Ocean Ave in Ortley Beach for multiple swimmers in distress.  Firefighters were able to rescue two people who were caught in the rip current. A third person, a 27-year-old female from Brookfield, had been going underwater multiple times and appeared to not be moving, police said.  A rescue-wave runner from Seaside Heights Fire Department was able to bring her to shore. T…

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by Kathy Reakes