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Swimmer, 23, Still Missing After Search Off Seaside Heights Swimmer, 23, Still Missing After Search Off Seaside Heights
Swimmer, 23, Still Missing After Search Off Seaside Heights A 23-year-old swimmer remained missing Saturday, June 6, more than a day after disappearing in the water off the Jersey Shore. The U.S. Coast Guard received a report at approximately 1:57 p.m. Friday, June 5, of a person in the water about 100 yards offshore of Seaside Heights, a spokesperson for the agency said. A 47-foot Motor Lifeboat from Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light and a helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City were dispatched to the scene, according to the Coast Guard. Local emergency responders also deployed marine, aerial, and shoreline search resources. Co…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Body Pulled From NY Harbor Is Man Missing Since 2010, Widow Confirms Body Pulled From NY Harbor Is Man Missing Since 2010, Widow Confirms
Body Pulled From NY Harbor Is Man Missing Since 2010, Widow Confirms A Long Island widow has finally received the closure she's been seeking for nearly 15 years. Human remains discovered in a submerged vehicle in Mount Sinai Harbor on Monday, June 30, are those of Robert “Bob” Long, who disappeared in 2010, his wife Joanne confirmed on Facebook. "My husband's remains have been recovered," she said on the "Please Help Find Bob Long" Facebook group. "I would like to express my gratitude for your unwavering support, dedication, compassion, and respect during these difficult years." The discovery was made at around 5 p.m. Monday when volunteer dive teams from E…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Cops ID Kayaker Pulled From NJ Lake Cops ID Kayaker Pulled From NJ Lake
Cops ID Kayaker Pulled From NJ Lake A 55-year-old Cedar Lake man has been identified after his kayak flipped over on a New Jersey lake Wednesday night, April 23, authorities said. At 8:23 p.m., emergency responders arrived at Cedar Lake in Denville on a report of a man, later identified as Ronnie McLeod, who “flipped over and did not resurface,” the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said. After an extensive search involving dive teams and a drone operated by the Morris County Sheriff's Office, McLeod was pulled from the water and pronounced dead at the scene at 9:45 p.m., Denville police said. McLeod's body was turned over t…

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by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine