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Stranded Whale Rescued, Twice, In Jersey Shore Bay Stranded Whale Rescued, Twice, In Jersey Shore Bay
Stranded Whale Rescued, Twice, In Jersey Shore Bay A whale that was stranded twice in two days in Barnegat Bay was rescued and was spotted swimming safely away from the Jersey Shore on Tuesday, Oct. 3, authorities said. The 22-foot minke whale was seen swimming a mile from an inlet before sundown on Tuesday, the Marine Mammal Stranding Center said on Facebook on Wednesday, Oct. 4. The stranding center (MMSC) was notified about the whale on Sunday, Oct. 1. It was stranded on a sandbar in shallow water near Conklin Island in Barnegat Bay. With help from the New Jersey State Police Marine Unit and Sea Tow, MMSC’s stranding team was able t…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Police ID Man, 89, Drowned In Jersey Shore Lagoon Police ID Man, 89, Drowned In Jersey Shore Lagoon
Police ID Man, 89, Drowned In Jersey Shore Lagoon Authorities have identified the man found drowned in a Jersey Shore lagoon. The elderly man was found floating face down along Laurel Boulevard, Lanoka Harbor, at 1:22 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 28, according to Lacey Police Capt. Paul Sullivan Jr. The man was identified as Robert Mcelvaney, 89, of 1025 Laurel Blvd., he said. As of this time, the death does not appear to be suspicious, Sullivan said. Upon patrol officers' arrival, the deceased man was located near the bulkhead at 1013 Laurel Blvd. and was pulled from the water by officers, Sullivan said. The Lacey Township Detective Bureau, L…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Pennsylvania Construction Worker Dies When Machinery Falls Into Icy NJ Waters For One Hour Pennsylvania Construction Worker Dies When Machinery Falls Into Icy NJ Waters For One Hour
Pennsylvania Construction Worker Dies When Machinery Falls Into Icy NJ Waters For One Hour A construction worker from Pennsylvania died when the machine he was operating fell into frigid Linden waters, trapping him inside for nearly an hour Thursday morning, according to officials and news reports. Fire and police units responded to a construction site at 4900 Tremley Point Road, where the excavator had fallen into the Arthur Kill River Channel -- the operator inside a small pocket of air around 8 a.m., Linden police said in a release. The man was removed from the machine cab sometime around 9 a.m. by NYPD aviation divers. The construction worker was rushed to Trinitas Regio…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Body Of Chimney Rock Reservoir Drowning Victim Recovered, ID'd Body Of Chimney Rock Reservoir Drowning Victim Recovered, ID'd
Body Of Chimney Rock Reservoir Drowning Victim Recovered, ID'd The body of a 37-year-old man who jumped from a cliff at the Chimney Rock Reservoir was located Tuesday. Michael Woskey, of Somerville, jumped from a cliff at the reservoir and began struggling in the water around 3 p.m. Monday, Bridgewater police Lt. Tom Rice said.  Witnesses called 9-1-1 after losing sight of him, bringing the Somerset County Dive team to the scene. A search launched Monday afternoon was called off around 9:15 p.m. due to darkness, and resumed at 8 a.m. Tuesday. Woskey's was located at approximately 1:40 p.m., with help from the New Jersey …

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by Cecilia Levine