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Jersey Shore Boater Struck By Propeller, Sucked Under Water: Police Jersey Shore Boater Struck By Propeller, Sucked Under Water: Police
Jersey Shore Boater Struck By Propeller, Sucked Under Water: Police A 59-year-old boater was hospitalized after being struck by the propeller of a boat after being ejected from his own and sucked under water in Ocean County over Labor Day Weekend, police said. The Neshanic Station man was heading east on Manahawkin Bay in Long Beach on a personal watercraft when his boat was struck by a 28-foot vessel heading north around 4:35 p.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan said. The boater was ejected from his boat upon impact and sucked underwater by the other vessel’s propulsion. The propellers of the vessel then struck the man, who was hospitali…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police ID Teen Killed By Boat Propellor In NJ Waters (DETAILS) Police ID Teen Killed By Boat Propellor In NJ Waters (DETAILS)
Police ID Teen Killed By Boat Propellor In NJ Waters (Details) Police have identified the victim killed by a boat propellor over the weekend at a New Jersey beach. Zeina Mahafzah, of Wayne, was on a raft being pulled by a boat in the waters of Sunset Park in Harvey Cedars when she was struck by the vessel's propellor on Sunday, Aug. 25 around 4:30 p.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. Mahafzah, who had been trying to board the boat, died. NBC Philadelphia previously reported the scene was a gory one, as Mahafzah had been "dismembered." Mahafzah died as a result of the accident.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Teen Struck By Boat Propeller Airlifted After Saved By Off-Duty Officer On Greenwood Lake Teen Struck By Boat Propeller Airlifted After Saved By Off-Duty Officer On Greenwood Lake
Teen Struck By Boat Propeller Airlifted After Saved By Off-Duty Officer On Greenwood Lake An off-duty police officer came to the aid of an 18-year-old man who was struck by a boat propeller on Greenwood Lake last month. Vernon Cpl. Steve Rovetto was on the lake in West Milford when he saw that the man had been struck around 6 p.m. June 20, and called 9-1-1, West Milford Police Capt. Parrello said. Rovetto went over to the victim, improvised a tourniquet out of rope, and then accompanied him by boat to the South Shore Marina. At the marina, they were met by West Milford Sgt. Bregman who applied a tourniquet and requested a medical helicopter due to the seriousness of the injury.…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Swimmer Fatally Struck By Boat In Atlantic City: Police Swimmer Fatally Struck By Boat In Atlantic City: Police
Swimmer Fatally Struck By Boat In Atlantic City: Police A swimmer was fatally struck by a boat over the weekend in Atlantic City, authorities said. Norma Michaels, 79, of Ventnor, was swimming in the Intracoastal Waterway near a floating dock in Atlantic City around 5:15 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, when she was struck by a 20-foot Robalo fishing boat, State Police said. Michaels was pronounced dead and the 52-year-old boat operator, who was not injured, remained at the scene.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Captain Eyed For Homicide Charge In Italian Boat Crash That Killed Publishing Exec From Bergen Captain Eyed For Homicide Charge In Italian Boat Crash That Killed Publishing Exec From Bergen
Captain Eyed For Homicide Charge In Italian Boat Crash That Killed Publishing Exec From Bergen Authorities are investigating potential homicide charges against the captain of a rented motorboat involved in a horrific accident that killed a publishing executive from Bergen County off Italy's Amalfi Coast. Blood was taken from the skipper following the crash late last week that killed Adrienne Vaughan, the 45-year-old New York president of Bloomsbury Publishing from Glen Rock, in front of her husband and their two children, Italian authorities confirmed. It was all part of a continuing investigation into the captain's condition before the crash, Chief Prosecutor Giuseppe Borrelli of t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Body Recovered From Lake Hopatcong Body Recovered From Lake Hopatcong
Body Recovered From Lake Hopatcong New Jersey State Police divers recovered the body of an 80-year-old man from Lake Hopatcong following a boating accident earlier this week, authorities said. Edward Sikora, 80, of Upper Saddle River, was reported missing Monday, July 24, when his boat drifted into a dock on Thompson Lane in Hopatcong, according to New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry. Searchers looked Monday in Henderson Cove, but ultimately found his body under the surface of the water on Tuesday, Curry said. The official cause of death is pending autopsy and the case remains under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Distressed Kayaker Rescued By Contractors Performing Bridge Work In Ocean County Distressed Kayaker Rescued By Contractors Performing Bridge Work In Ocean County
Distressed Kayaker Rescued By Contractors Performing Bridge Work In Ocean County Two bridge workers are credited with the swift rescue of a kayaker in distress. The contractors, Randolph Fuson and Charles Baldwin of IEW, were performing maintenance on Tunney Bridge when they noticed an overturned kayak and looked to see if anyone was near, Toms River police said. They heard someone yelling for help and provided a life vest and life ring to the kayaker, holding the rope to keep him in sight until additional help arrived. On Friday, Feb. 24, at 3:16 p.m., police, fire, and EMS units were dispatched to assist the "boater in distress." Officers arrived, and…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Police ID Boy, Woman Killed In Capsized Boat On Hudson River (PHOTOS) Police ID Boy, Woman Killed In Capsized Boat On Hudson River (PHOTOS)
Police ID Boy, Woman Killed In Capsized Boat On Hudson River (Photos) Authorities have identified the 7-year-old boy and 47-year-old woman killed when the boat they were on capsized on the Hudson River. Julian Vasquez and Lindelia Vasquez along with a group of about a dozen family members were on the boat named Stimulus Money in Elizabeth, NJ  when it overturned on Manhattan's West Side Tuesday, July 12, abc7 reports.  Lindelia worked at Canela's Bar and Restaurant on North Broad Street in Elizabeth, friends tell CBS. Two other passengers were reported in critical condition and a third was said to be critical but stable. Julian and Lindelia were rushed t…

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by Cecilia Levine
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‘Miracle On Hudson’ Called To Mind As Woman, Boy Are Killed, Others Rescued After Boat Capsizes ‘Miracle On Hudson’ Called To Mind As Woman, Boy Are Killed, Others Rescued After Boat Capsizes
‘Miracle On Hudson’ Called To Mind As Woman, Boy Are Killed, Others Rescued After Boat Capsizes A woman and a 7-year-old boy were killed when a private boat from New Jersey capsized near Manhattan on Tuesday, bringing to mind for many the “Miracle on the Hudson.” UPDATE: Police ID Boy, Woman Killed In Capsized Boat On Hudson River. “My heart breaks for all those involved in today’s tragic boating accident,” New York Mayor Eric Adams said during a news conference on the Manhattan side of the river. “This is a devastating moment for their families and our city.” The 50-year-old adult and boy were pulled from beneath the boat and taken to Mount Sinai and Bellevue hospitals, where they …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Body Of Delaware River Boater Found Months After Disappearance: NJSP Body Of Delaware River Boater Found Months After Disappearance: NJSP
Body Of Delaware River Boater Found Months After Disappearance: Njsp One of two boaters who disappeared last November on the Delaware River has been found, authorities said. The body of Brian S. Palangi, 26, was found in the waters near the Philadelphia Navy Yard on May 15, a New Jersey State Police spokesman said. The area is adjacent to the Eagle Point Refinery, on the Philadelphia side of the Delaware River. Palangi's family had been notified but the information was not released publicly until Monday, July 11. Palangi and Joseph P. McLaughlin, 24, both of Deptford Township, were aboard a 19-foot vessel that capsized in the river between Philadelphia…

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by Jon Craig
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Body Of Canoeist Found In Ramapo River Body Of Canoeist Found In Ramapo River
Body Of Canoeist Found In Ramapo River The body of a canoeist was retrieved from the Ramapo River in Mahwah early Wednesday afternoon, responders said. Mahwah police notified the New Jersey State Police and Bergen County Prosecutor's Office after the body turned up -- with a canoe nearby -- near Ramapough Indian land off Halifax Road late in the morning. He'd apparently been in the water for multiple days and may have been the victim of a boating accident, responders said. Authorities believe he's from the area. Township firefighters and a dive team were summoned to retrieve the body for the Bergen County Medical Examiner's O…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Four Hurt In Atlantic City Jet Boat Crash, Report Says Four Hurt In Atlantic City Jet Boat Crash, Report Says
Four Hurt In Atlantic City Jet Boat Crash, Report Says Three children were among four people injured in a jet boat accident in Atlantic City July Fourth weekend, NJ Advance Media reports. The 24-foot Yamaha jet boat was carrying five people when it struck a submerged metal piling outside of the channel near North Riverside Drive, ejecting three people in the afternoon hours Saturday, July 2, the outlet said citing the US Coast Guard. None of the victims who were ejected were seriously injured, but one man was hospitalized with serious injuries, officials said. A 29-foot Coast Guard response boat equipped with medical personnel transported …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Body Of Missing NJ Boater Recovered From Sandy Hook Bay Body Of Missing NJ Boater Recovered From Sandy Hook Bay
Body Of Missing NJ Boater Recovered From Sandy Hook Bay The body of a New Jersey boater who went missing earlier this month has been recovered, authorities said. Richard O'Day, a 54-year-old father of three from Rumson, took his Grady White Freedom out from a private dock on Polly's Pond on May 1, according to Rumson police. It was the first time he'd had the 27-footer on the water since putting it into winter storage, family members said. The boat was found three days later in Sandy Hook Bay, anchored 1,000 feet from shore in Horseshoe Cove, said New Jersey State Police, whose Marine Unit conducted an intensive search along with the U.S. Coast…

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by Jon Craig
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Support Surges For Families Of South Jersey Boaters Presumed Drowned Support Surges For Families Of South Jersey Boaters Presumed Drowned
Support Surges For Families Of South Jersey Boaters Presumed Drowned Community support is growing for the Deptford families of two boaters who have been missing since their boat capsized last weekend on the Delaware River. Brian Palangi, 26, and Joseph McLaughlin, 24, were out on a boat with a friend when it capsized in West Deptford Saturday. The friend was rescued by bystanders, but McLaughlin and Palangi's bodies had yet to be recovered as of Wednesday. Two GoFundMe pages were launched to help their families. "Joey is somebody who loves to ride anything with a motor, squeeze every drop out of life, and most of all, he’s somebody who loves nothing more th…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Search For Boaters In Delaware River Turns To Recovery Mission Search For Boaters In Delaware River Turns To Recovery Mission
Search For Boaters In Delaware River Turns To Recovery Mission The search for boaters who went missing when their vessel capsized over the weekend on the Delaware River has turned to a recovery mission, authorities said. Several search and rescue teams including the US Coast Guard were called to the area near Crown Point Road in West Deptford around 2:10 p.m. Saturday, authorities and sources said. The small speed boat had apparently overturned, sending three occupants overboard. One was rescued by Good Samaritans and the other two remained missing as of Monday morning. "The search and rescue has transitioned into a recovery operation," New Jerse…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
6 Boaters Rescued In Overnight Crash Off Beach Haven 6 Boaters Rescued In Overnight Crash Off Beach Haven
6 Boaters Rescued In Overnight Crash Off Beach Haven Six boaters were rescued overnight when their 30-foot white pleasure craft struck a fixed aid to navigation off Beach Haven, the US Coast Guard said. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay Command Center got a call from a civilian at 12:18 a.m., saying he overheard a large crash and several calls for help near Ham Island, authorities said. A 29-foot Response Boat-Small boat crew from Coast Guard Station Beach Haven was launched to the scene at approximately 12:20 a.m., along with an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Atlantic City. A jet ski crew from Beach Ha…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Video Shows Coast Guard Rescuing Victims From Sinking Boat In NJ Video Shows Coast Guard Rescuing Victims From Sinking Boat In NJ
Video Shows Coast Guard Rescuing Victims From Sinking Boat In NJ Members of the US Coast Guard rescued three boaters after their vessel began taking on water three miles east of Long Branch on Sunday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay received the initial notification from the Monmouth County 911 dispatcher at 9:15 a.m., saying people on a sinking vessel needed help, the agency said in a statement. A 47-foot motor lifeboat from Coast Guard Station Manasquan Inlet was dispatched to the scene along with an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, which was diverted from training. A rescue swimmer was lowered from…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
PA Lifeguard, 16, Dies After Jersey Shore Boating Accident PA Lifeguard, 16, Dies After Jersey Shore Boating Accident
PA Lifeguard, 16, Dies After Jersey Shore Boating Accident A 16-year-old lifeguard from Pennsylvania died after a boating accident on the Jersey Shore. Norman V. Inferrera III, of Phoenixville, PA, was rowing a lifeguard boat in the ocean when the vessel was broadsided by a wave and flipped over on the Reading Avenue Beach in Cape May Aug. 19, police said. Norman was knocked unconscious and other lifeguards responded immediately to his aid, police said. The teen was flown to the hospital, where he died on Friday night, a relative told Daily Voice. More than $97,300 had been raised for his family on a GoFundMe as of Saturday morning. “My heart, p…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
19-Year-Old Morris County Man Dead, 5 Others Hurt In Jersey Shore Boat Crash 19-Year-Old Morris County Man Dead, 5 Others Hurt In Jersey Shore Boat Crash
19-Year-Old Morris County Man Dead, 5 Others Hurt In Jersey Shore Boat Crash A 19-year-old Morris County man died and five others were hurt in a boating accident Sunday on the Jersey Shore. The pontoon boat struck a marker near the Route 37 bridge in Barnegat Bay, throwing two of the six individuals on board into the water around 1:30 a.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. Corey Molinari, of Whippany, was airlifted to Jersey Shore Medical Center with serious injuries, and later died, Goez said. Four others suffered non life-threatening injuries, Goez said.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Coast Guard: One Dead After Boat Capsizes On Raritan Bay Coast Guard: One Dead After Boat Capsizes On Raritan Bay
Coast Guard: One Dead After Boat Capsizes On Raritan Bay One person died after a boat capsized on the Raritan Bay Saturday, the U.S. Coast Guard said. A good Samaritan pulled the victim's body from the water after the boat overturned near Keyport around 10 a.m., and immediately began CPR, reports say. There were no other occupants on the 21-foot boat. A Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook 29-foot response boat crew arrived on scene within 10 minutes.  The victim was transferred to the Coast Guard crew, who continued CPR while en route to Monmouth Cove Marina. CPR was continued while en route to the Monmouth Cove Marina, where the individual was tu…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Whale Capsizes Boat Off Seaside Shore Whale Capsizes Boat Off Seaside Shore
Whale Capsizes Boat Off Seaside Shore A whale breached the surface of the water and landed on a fishing boat a few dozen yards offshore Monday in Seaside Park, witnesses said. Two people aboard were OK after the impact threw them into the water, they said. The whale kept swimming and appeared fine, as well, said witnesses who helped collect the pair’s belongings. Authorities were figuring out how to remove the the 25-foot fishing vessel, which landed upright on the beach, according to a Friends of Seaside Park Facebook post. CLICK HERE to watch video: Whale Capsizes Boat (Friends of Seaside Park) Seaside ParkGooglemaps

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
'May You Fill The Heavens With Your Bagpipes': Jersey Shore Boater Killed In Storm ID'd 'May You Fill The Heavens With Your Bagpipes': Jersey Shore Boater Killed In Storm ID'd
'May You Fill The Heavens With Your Bagpipes': Jersey Shore Boater Killed In Storm ID'd The worst fears of many were realized Thursday when responders recovered the body of a 67-year-old boater who'd gone missing before a tornado-like thunderstorm hit the Jersey Shore earlier this week. "We are heartbroken to announce that our dear band mate and friend Matt Conway was finally located today after going missing Tuesday rowing his boat in the Toms River," fellow members of the Shamrock and Thistle Pipes and Drums wrote Thursday afternoon. "The loss of our dear brother is immeasurable and will be felt by us for years to come." His wife, Patricia, reported Conway, 67, of Ocean Ga…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'Shark Tank' Star's Wife, NY State Man Charged In Double-Fatal Boat Crash 'Shark Tank' Star's Wife, NY State Man Charged In Double-Fatal Boat Crash
'Shark Tank' Star's Wife, NY State Man Charged In Double-Fatal Boat Crash UPDATE: Authorities charged both the wife of "Shark Tank" star Kevin O'Leary and the driver of another boat in connection with a fatal accident last month in Canada. Linda O’Leary was charged with "careless operation of a vessel,” the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said Tuesday, without confirming a report that investigators believe she may have been speeding. An Oct. 29 initial court appearance was scheduled. The other driver, Richard Ruh of Orchard Park, NY (just southeast of Buffalo, was charged with not having navigation lights on when the crash occurred near Toronto the night of Aug.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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River Edge Teen Dead In Florida Boating Accident River Edge Teen Dead In Florida Boating Accident
River Edge Teen Dead In Florida Boating Accident A 14-year-old boy from River Edge died in a Florida boating accident. Christian Arabas moved to Florida with his mom, Meredith, and brother Timothy, a week before the accident, Oradell Council President Tracy Schoenberg said. More than $7,900 had been raised as of Sunday on a GoFundMe launched by Schoenberg for the family. The details of the incident were not released. Check back for funeral services.

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by Cecilia Levine
Neighbors
WATCH: Nurse From Cranford Back On The Job After Losing Her Right Arm WATCH: Nurse From Cranford Back On The Job After Losing Her Right Arm
Watch: Nurse From Cranford Back On The Job After Losing Her Right Arm Nearly two years ago, a vacation with friends to Texas turned tragic for Kristina DeJesus Barquin, whose right arm was severed when she was accidentally pulled into a boat propeller while sailing on Lake Austin.  But DeJesus Barquin, 32, hasn't let her traumatic injury stop her. The Cranford resident, who used her nursing training to direct the rescuers who came to her aid, underwent extensive rehabilitation, including learning to use her left hand for everyday tasks.   Now, DeJesus Barquin is now back on the job at Overlook Medical Center in Summit, CBS2 New York reports.&nb…

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by Paul Milo