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Fisherman Finds Body At Inlet Where Swimmer Went Missing 6 Days Earlier Fisherman Finds Body At Inlet Where Swimmer Went Missing 6 Days Earlier
Fisherman Finds Body At Inlet Where Swimmer Went Missing 6 Days Earlier A fisherman found a body floating in the same Cape May County inlet where a 24-year-old swimmer went missing six days earlier. Relatives of Jabed Ikbal, 24, of Clementon were notified after the fisherman found the body of a young man  at the inlet south of the Ocean City-Longport Bridge, around 6 a.m. Saturday, an Ocean City Police Department spokesman said. Ikbal had dove into the inlet last weekend on Great Egg Harbor to save two family members struggling in the rough tides. While the pair made it back to shore, Ikbal did not. The U.S. Coast Guard, police, firefighters and EMS crews…

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by Jon Craig
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Search Resumes For Swimmer Who Saved 2 From Jersey Shore Waters Search Resumes For Swimmer Who Saved 2 From Jersey Shore Waters
Search Resumes For Swimmer Who Saved 2 From Jersey Shore Waters The search for a 24-year-old man who went into the waters off Ocean City to rescue two family members Sunday evening resumed Monday morning, officials said. Jabed Ikbal of Clementon, was reported missing just before 7:30 p.m. on an unprotected beach on the Great Egg Harbor inlet. While the two family members 24-year-old Ikbal went in to save made it back to shore safely, he did not. The body of 18-year-old Jalan Alston who gave his life to save two swimmers was found Saturday on an Atlantic City beach, nearly 24 hours after a search for him was launched. Meanwhile, U.S. Coast Guard helico…

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by Cecilia Levine