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It was among dozens of emergency calls Wednesday afternoon due to a severe thunderstorm with high winds and a chance of hail.
Police, divers and EMS crews were called to Beaver Dam Road and Princeton Avenue in Brick Township about 1:30 p.m., according to initial reports.
It was not clear if the children were still on their boards or in the water.
Late Wednesday afternoon, after the storm passed, firefighters and EMS were called in Robbinsville and elsewhere from Mercer County on a report of a boat fire. The boat was fully engulfed in flames with exposure to a camper, according to initial unconfirmed reports The fire was reported near Route 130 and Route 33.
Meanwhile, the severe line of thunderstorms with wind gusts up to 60 mph brought numerous mid-afternoon reports of live wires down, power outages, trees into houses, scattered fires and other destruction from Atlantic City northward to Middlesex County.
There were more than 44,000 Ocean County electric customers reported without power about 3 p.m., especially in and around Toms River. Estimated time of restored service was uncertain. About 48,000 customers in Burlington County remained without power on Thursday morning.
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