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Boy Who Drowned On First Day Of NJ Summer Camp Defied Odds Since Birth, Campaign Says Boy Who Drowned On First Day Of NJ Summer Camp Defied Odds Since Birth, Campaign Says
Boy Who Drowned On First Day Of NJ Summer Camp Defied Odds Since Birth, Campaign Says The 6-year-old boy who died after being found unresponsive in a swimming pool at a South Jersey summer camp has been identified, authorities said. Michael Stewart was a rising first grader at the Lumberton Township School District, Superintendent Colleen Murray said in a letter to the community posted on the district's website. A GoFundMe campaign launched for his mother, Enjoli, said Michael drowned during free swim at Liberty Lake Day Camp in Mansfield Township. "Michael came into this world a fighter from the day he was born," reads the campaign launched by Kayla Ogletree. "He…

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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine
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Marine From NJ Saves Teen Snowboarder During Accident In Japan Marine From NJ Saves Teen Snowboarder During Accident In Japan
Marine From NJ Saves Teen Snowboarder During Accident In Japan A U.S. Marine from South Jersey is credited with helping to rescue a Japanese teen severely hurt while snowboarding, authorities said. Sgt. Tyler Rallo of Galloway was taking a break from military training with Sergeants Ryan Cartwright and Scott Dike when the accident occurred, according to the Marine Corps. The mishap unfolded in Nagano, Japan, last month. Reichi Sekiguchi, a teenager from Kyoto Prefecture, was enjoying mountain adventures with his family and friends when he experienced a sudden accident, severely cutting the top of his head. Reichi’s father, Toshiya Sekiguchi, said: “T…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
‘No Such Thing As Off-Duty:’ NJ Cop Couple Saves Life Of Critically Injured Montana Skier ‘No Such Thing As Off-Duty:’ NJ Cop Couple Saves Life Of Critically Injured Montana Skier
‘No Such Thing As Off-Duty:’ NJ Cop Couple Saves Life Of Critically Injured Montana Skier A New Jersey law enforcement couple jumped into action to save the life of a 19-year-old woman critically injured while skiing in Montana earlier this week. Wharton Police Detective Richard Ornelas and Detective Sgt. Christina Kovacs of the Morris County Sheriff’s Office were on vacation at the Big Sky ski resort in Montana when they came across the injured skier face down near the south side of the mountain on Monday, March 15. The couple saw that the woman had sustained a serious laceration toward her upper left arm — the bone was broken and exposed, and the wound was bleeding uncont…

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by Valerie Musson