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Twice Rescued Whale Turns Up Dead Near Island Beach State Park Twice Rescued Whale Turns Up Dead Near Island Beach State Park
Twice Rescued Whale Turns Up Dead Near Island Beach State Park A minke whale that was stranded twice in two days in Barnegat Bay has died, authorities said. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center said in a Facebook post that the whale had died late Thursday, Oct. 5 and was towed to Island Beach State Park. On Friday morning, Oct. 6, the whale was transported from Island Beach State Park to a different location on the mainland so a necropsy could be conducted, the MMSC said. The 22-foot minke whale was seen swimming a mile from an inlet before sundown on Tuesday, Oct. 3, the MMSC said on Wednesday, Oct. 4. "The whale died late yesterday (Thursday) and was…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Morris County Man, 18, Charged In Deadly Toms River Boating Crash Morris County Man, 18, Charged In Deadly Toms River Boating Crash
Morris County Man, 18, Charged In Deadly Toms River Boating Crash A Morris County man has been charged in connection with the Barnegat Bay boat crash that killed a 19-year-old passenger and injured four others in June, state police said. Juan A. Fernandez II, 18, struck Intracoastal Waterway Marker #26 head-on while operating a 2014 Bennington Pontoon boat just before 1:15 a.m. on Sunday, June 13, state police said. After meeting Toms River police and first responders at Antiqua Avenue following the crash, Fernandez allegedly stated that there had been six people on board. However, a follow-up investigation showed that there had actually been nine occupa…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Body Of Man Missing On Watercraft Recovered On Jersey Shore Body Of Man Missing On Watercraft Recovered On Jersey Shore
Body Of Man Missing On Watercraft Recovered On Jersey Shore The body of a 36-year-old man was recovered from Barnegat Bay earlier this week, a day after his unmanned watercraft was found, authorities said. Gregory Young's body was discovered around 7 a.m. in the South Seaside Park section of Berkeley, NJ.com said citing New Jersey State Police. His watercraft was found Sunday approximately 60 yards from Island Beach State Park Marina. A memorial service for Young, of Lanoka Harbor in Lacey, was planned for May 26.

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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine