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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
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State Park Drowning Victim ID'd As Toms River Woman State Park Drowning Victim ID'd As Toms River Woman
State Park Drowning Victim ID'd As Toms River Woman Authorities have identified the 59-year-old woman who drowned Monday, June 13 at Island Beach State Park as Toms River woman, NJ Advance Media reported. Elizabeth Treharne was swimming alone near Area 22 around 8:20 p.m. when she was swept away by a rip current, the outlet said.  Her body was recovered at 11:05 a.m. Tuesday. Click here for the complete story by NJ Advance Media.

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by Jon Craig
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Here's Which NJ Parks Are Open, Closed After Tropical Storm Isaias Here's Which NJ Parks Are Open, Closed After Tropical Storm Isaias
Here's Which NJ Parks Are Open, Closed After Tropical Storm Isaias More than a dozen New Jersey state parks and forests were closed to visitors for cleanup from Tropical Storm Isaias as of Friday evening. Many of them will remain closed for several days, according to a Facebook post being updated daily by the NJ Parks Department. More than 300,000 New Jersey residents were also without power as of Friday afternoon. The following state parks and forests were closed as of 9 a.m. Friday. Allaire State Park Atsion Recreation Area Bull's Island Recreation Area Cheesequake State Park Farny State Park Hacklebarney State Park Long Pond Ironworks State Park Monm…

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by Valerie Musson
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UPDATE: Firefighters Recover Body In Seaside Park UPDATE: Firefighters Recover Body In Seaside Park
Update: Firefighters Recover Body In Seaside Park Seaside Park and Ocean Beach firefighters and EMS crews were called to Island Beach State Park on Thursday on a report of a body found in the water, authorities said. They could not immediately confirm whether it was the row-boater who went missing on the Toms River before Tuesday's thunderstorms. The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search earlier Thursday for an Ocean Gate boater who disappeared before the major storm slammed the Jersey Shore two days earlier. With the discovery of a lifejacket and the 67-year-old man's rowboat, the search and rescue was called off -- for now. Matt Conway…

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by Jon Craig