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Teen Girl Dismembered In Boating Accident Off NJ Coast, Report Says Teen Girl Dismembered In Boating Accident Off NJ Coast, Report Says
Teen Girl Dismembered In Boating Accident Off NJ Coast, Report Says A boating accident was under investigation at a New Jersey beach, police said Sunday, Aug. 25. Harvey Cedars police did not detail that accident and said only that it was "tragic" and under investigation with New Jersey State Police. According to NBC Philadelphia citing a source, a teen girl was dismembered after being run over by the boat, operated by her father.  "As the investigation is in its preliminary stages, we ask that you keep the family and community in your thoughts and prayers," Harvey Cedars police said.  Click here for more from NBC Philadelphia.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Fell Off Pontoon In Cape May County, Gashed By Boat's Propeller: State Police Man Fell Off Pontoon In Cape May County, Gashed By Boat's Propeller: State Police
Man Fell Off Pontoon In Cape May County, Gashed By Boat's Propeller: State Police A man was hospitalized after he was hit by a pontoon boat's propeller in Cape May County, authorities said. A state police spokesperson said the 51-year-old man fell off the front of the pontoon when it hit a large wake in Lower Township at around 7:35 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3. The propeller gashed open the man's stomach and one of his arms. He was rushed to a nearby hospital. The man was expected to survive his injuries, police said.

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Body Of Missing Boater, 29, Recovered Day After Vessel Capsizes On NJ Lake, Police Say Body Of Missing Boater, 29, Recovered Day After Vessel Capsizes On NJ Lake, Police Say
Body Of Missing Boater, 29, Recovered Day After Vessel Capsizes On NJ Lake, Police Say The body of a 29-year-old man was recovered from a New Jersey lake more than 24 hours after the boat he was on capsized, police said. The Old Bridge man, who was not identified by name, was recovered by search teams on Prospertown Lake in Jackson Township just before 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, Jackson Police Chief Matthew Kunz said. Jackson police received a 9-1-1 call reporting a capsized boat on the lake around 2:25 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, the chief said. Police boats and divers were deployed Saturday afternoon in an effort to find the missing boater, Kunz said. Officials from NJ Fi…

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by Cecilia Levine