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Group Of Distressed Boaters Rescued From Lake Hopatcong, Police Say Group Of Distressed Boaters Rescued From Lake Hopatcong, Police Say
Group Of Distressed Boaters Rescued From Lake Hopatcong, Police Say Several distressed boaters were rescued from Lake Hopatcong, authorities said. One adult in a trio of boaters aboard a pontoon vessel jumped into the water in the Great Cove section of the lake near Espanong Road on Saturday, July 2, Jefferson Township Police Capt. Robert Bush said in a release on Wednesday, July 6. The adult quickly went into distress, prompting a second boater to enter the water in a rescue attempt, police said. The second adult became fatigued and also went into distress, causing the third adult aboard the pontoon boat to jump in the water with an inflatable device. Wh…

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by Valerie Musson