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His wife reported Matt Conway, 67, missing around 4 p.m. Tuesday, they said.
The U.S. Coast Guard released security camera photos of Conway shortly before he left a dock on the Toms River in a silver rowboat that morning. His sneakers were found on the beach of Anglesea Avenue, responders said.
Conway was known to row for exercise.
A State Police helicopter and fire companies in Toms River assisted with an air and water search.
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PREVIOUS STORY: The U.S. Coast Guard is actively searching for an Ocean Gate boater who went missing Tuesday before a major thunderstorm hit the Jersey Shore. The Coast Guard released security camera photos of the man shortly before he left a dock on the Toms River.
A Coast Guard spokesman said first responders were still searching for the man, who has not been identified, at Wednesday morning.
The wife of the missing 67-year-old man told police she'd last seen him around 11 a.m. Tuesday. She said she believed he'd taken a silver rowboat onto Toms River and either went toward Island Heights or the Seaside area.
Toms River was among the places hardest hit as the strong storm moved through Central Jersey on Tuesday afternoon.
The missing boater's sneakers were found on the beach of Anglesea Avenue, responders said. He was wearing dark clothing, they said.
Anyone with information on the missing person's case is asked to contact the Coast Guard’s Sector Delaware Bay Command Center at 215-271-4942.
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