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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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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
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Authorities ID Missing Boater As Brick Man, 21 Authorities ID Missing Boater As Brick Man, 21
Authorities ID Missing Boater As Brick Man, 21 A 21-year-old man from Brick has been identified as the boater who went missing last week in Manasquan Inlet, authorities said. Derek Narby has not been located, New Jersey State Police said Monday afternoon, Sept. 18. The vessel was struck by a wave and capsized, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The boat sank, and two others aboard were rescued. The stern portion of the vessel was located in approximately 30 feet of water off the north jetty of the Manasquan Inlet on Sunday, Sept. 17, according to Sgt. Philip Curry, a State Police spokesman. The two rescued men are the father and brother of N…

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by Jon Craig
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4 Clinging To Overturned Jersey Shore Sailboat Rescued By FDNY, NYPD: Coast Guard 4 Clinging To Overturned Jersey Shore Sailboat Rescued By FDNY, NYPD: Coast Guard
4 Clinging To Overturned Jersey Shore Sailboat Rescued By Fdny, Nypd: Coast Guard Four people clinging to an overturned sailboat were rescued overnight, the US Coast Guard said. The vessel, dubbed "Eagle," capsized off the coast of Sandy Hook sometime around 1 a.m. Sunday, July 30, when a distressed call came in, the agency said. The vessel reported they had run aground and were taking on water. A Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook crew and Coast Guard Cutter Beluga (WPB-87325) crew were launched to search for the Eagle. Assisting in the search were FDNY, NYPD aviation and NYPD harbor units. At 2 a.m., NYPD aviation found the sailing vessel Eagle, with all four boaters cli…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Coast Guard Rescues Pair From Vessel Grounded Off Jersey Shore Coast Guard Rescues Pair From Vessel Grounded Off Jersey Shore
Coast Guard Rescues Pair From Vessel Grounded Off Jersey Shore The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two boaters after their vessel ran aground off the coast of Ocean County, authorities said. Coast Guard watchstanders received an initial radio alert Monday night, April 3, and tried to make callbacks but were unsuccessful, they said in a press statement. As units prepared to respond, the Coast Guard received a report from the New Jersey State Police that a 38-foot vessel ran aground on the north jetty of Barnegat Inlet. Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light launched a 45-foot response boat medium and a 27-foot utility boat. Once on scene, the crew of the 27-foo…

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by Jon Craig
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Firefighters Rescue 3 Jersey Shore Boaters From Rough Waters Firefighters Rescue 3 Jersey Shore Boaters From Rough Waters
Firefighters Rescue 3 Jersey Shore Boaters From Rough Waters Three boaters were rescued by firefighters from rough currents after jumping off their sinking vessel, authorities said. The incident occurred on Sunday morning about a half-mile off Corson’s Inlet State Park as they were exiting the inlet in Ocean City, New Jersey State Police said. "The vessel began to submerge, and the occupants jumped into the water," State Police SFC Lawrence Peele said. "Prior to arrival by troopers, members of the Strathmere Fire Department located the occupants and transported them to land," Peele said. No one was hurt. 

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by Jon Craig
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Video Shows Helicopter Rescue Of Injured Boater 100 Miles Off NJ Coast Video Shows Helicopter Rescue Of Injured Boater 100 Miles Off NJ Coast
Video Shows Helicopter Rescue Of Injured Boater 100 Miles Off NJ Coast A 60-year-old boater was rescued by a US Coast Guard helicopter nearly 100 miles off the coast of New Jersey over the weekend (scroll for video). The man had fallen aboard the 31-foot pleasure craft, Reely, on Sunday, and notified watchstanders with Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay. The Air Station Atlantic City MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew was sent, and diverted the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma crew to assist 104 miles off the Atlantic City coast, the Coast Guard said. The cutter Tahoma crew arrived on scene and launched an Over-the-Horizon smallboat crew with a health service technician ab…

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by Cecilia Levine
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South Jersey Woman, 56, Killed When Boat Sinks South Jersey Woman, 56, Killed When Boat Sinks
South Jersey Woman, 56, Killed When Boat Sinks A 56-year-old woman from Cumberland County was killed when a boat she was on sank near Atlantic City, authorities said. The 20-foot Bayliner boat capsized at 8:02 a.m. on Monday, May 30, in Absecon Bay, according to New Jersey State Police. The woman who died was identified as Lisa Maxey of Bridgeton, a state police spokeswoman said.  There were four others on the boat when it overturned, she said.  Maxey's niece wrote on Facebook, "You meant so much to everyone. . .You were an amazing individual and a wonderful aunt." The incident remains under investigation. 

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by Jon Craig
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Police ID Missing Delaware River Boaters Police ID Missing Delaware River Boaters
Police ID Missing Delaware River Boaters New Jersey State Police have identified the two boaters who they said went missing on the Delaware River over the weekend. A search and rescue mission was launched Saturday for Joseph P. McLaughlin, 24, and Brian S. Palangi, 26, both of Deptford, New Jersey State Police spokesperson Adam Dewechter said. Their boat capsized near Crown Point Road in West Deptford around 2:10 p.m., sending them and a third victim overboard, authorities said previously. The third victim was recovered by responders that afternoon, but McLaughlin and Palangi remained missing as of Monday morning, NJSP …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Sussex County Fisherman, 57, Goes Overboard, Dies On Jersey Shore Sussex County Fisherman, 57, Goes Overboard, Dies On Jersey Shore
Sussex County Fisherman, 57, Goes Overboard, Dies On Jersey Shore A 57-year-old Sussex County man died when he fell off his boat on the Jersey Shore Saturday, New Jersey State Police said. The Scott Sabisch, of Glenwood, fell from the 37-foot vessel in Sandy Hook Bay at 2:53 p.m., NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry said. Sabisch was unresponsive and later pronounced dead, Curry said. The incident remains under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine