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Flooding Brings Reports Of 'Cars In Water' In Middlesex, Monmouth Counties Flooding Brings Reports Of 'Cars In Water' In Middlesex, Monmouth Counties
Flooding Brings Reports Of 'Cars In Water' In Middlesex, Monmouth Counties Heavy flooding caused by fast-moving storms brought reports of "cars in the water" in Middlesex and Monmouth counties, authorities said. At about 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 25, several people were rescued from a vehicle in water in Woodbridge Township near its border with Perth Amboy, first responders confirmed. A crew from Perth Amboy Fire Rescue assisted, a firefighter said. Perth Amboy Fire RescuePerth Amboy Fire Rescue via Facebook Woodbridge police were not immediately available for more details. About 15 minutes earlier, a car was reported stranded in water in Carteret, according to a…
Teen Boy Who Drowned In Raritan Bay Was Reportedly On Autism Spectrum Teen Boy Who Drowned In Raritan Bay Was Reportedly On Autism Spectrum
Teen Boy Who Drowned In Raritan Bay Was Reportedly On Autism Spectrum The Perth Amboy community is rallying for the family of a 17-year-old boy who drowned in the Raritan Bay Thursday. A GoFundMe intended to help fund a funeral service for Johnny Vasquez had raised $740 as of Friday afternoon. Vasquez -- who family members said was on the autism spectrum and suffered from epilepsy -- was unconscious when his body was recovered by NYPD divers around 5 p.m. Thursday. He had been in the water for more than two hours after he went missing and was pronounced dead at the hospital, his family told news outlets. A 30-year-old man who jumped in to rescue V…
Teen Boy Who Drowned In Raritan Bay Was Reportedly On Autism Spectrum Teen Boy Who Drowned In Raritan Bay Was Reportedly On Autism Spectrum
Teen Boy Who Drowned In Raritan Bay Was Reportedly On Autism Spectrum The Perth Amboy community is rallying for the family of a 17-year-old boy who drowned in the Raritan Bay Thursday. A GoFundMe intended to help fund a funeral service for Johnny Vasquez had raised $740 as of Friday afternoon. Vasquez -- who family members said was on the autism spectrum and suffered from epilepsy -- was unconscious when his body was recovered by NYPD divers around 5 p.m. Thursday. He had been in the water for more than two hours after he went missing and was pronounced dead at the hospital, his family told news outlets. A 30-year-old man who jumped in to rescue V…