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HERO: Body Of Jersey Shore Swimmer Found 24 Hours After Saving 2 Lives HERO: Body Of Jersey Shore Swimmer Found 24 Hours After Saving 2 Lives
Hero: Body Of Jersey Shore Swimmer Found 24 Hours After Saving 2 Lives The body of an 18-year-old man who gave his life to save two swimmers was found on an Atlantic City beach, nearly 24 hours after a search for him was launched. Jalan Alston went into the ocean off Ventnor Friday night to rescue two women caught in rough waters brought by Tropical Storm Fay, the U.S. Coast Guard and Ventnor police said. Alston, of New York, pushed the women toward the shore as he slipped away. His body was found Saturday. "He gave his life to save two others," Alston's brother Mark said in a Tweet. "He is forever blessed and will be forever loved." “Our deepest condolences…

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by Cecilia Levine
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SUPER SOAKER: Tropical Storm Fay Drenches Northeast SUPER SOAKER: Tropical Storm Fay Drenches Northeast
Super Soaker: Tropical Storm Fay Drenches Northeast UPDATE: Tropical Storm Fay continued drenching New Jersey as it blew north on Friday, churning the waves off the beaches, triggering flash floods in several areas and stoking the anxiety of those already shaken by the events of 2020. Overall, however, the fear-mongering predictions didn't appear as if they'd materialize -- at least not in the Garden State. Winds gusts as of early Friday afternoon topped out under 40 mph -- significantly less than the 60 mph that some had forecast -- and almost entirely along the coast, where the severest damage was expected. Several Jersey Shore towns wer…

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by Jerry DeMarco