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Toms River Teen Impaled By Javelin

A teenager from the Jersey Shore was hospitalized after being impaled by a javelin at a track-and-field event, authorities said. 

Toms River First Aid Squad

Toms River First Aid Squad

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The javelin event in track-and-field

The javelin event in track-and-field

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Firefighters in Toms River were called to cut the javelin without vibration before taking the victim to the hospital, initial reports said. 

It was unclear whether the boy was a student observer or an athlete participating in the event.

The incident occurred about 5:40 p.m. in an open field outside Donovan Catholic High School at 711 Hooper Ave., Toms River police said.

A spokeswoman for the Toms River Police Department told NJ Advance Media that the 16-year-old boy is from Pine Beach. 

The javelin was impaled several inches into his right thigh; but there was no visible bleeding, and the victim was conscious and talking to first-responders, she told NJ.com

His condition at Jersey Shore Univeristy Medical Center in Neptune had not been released.

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