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Police ID Body Of Missing Swimmer, 24, Recovered From Jersey Shore Reservoir
Police have identified the missing swimmer whose body was recovered at a Monmouth County reservoir over the weekend.
Jose M. Urbina Contreras, 24, of Long Branch, had apparently walked through a trail in the park to reach the Swimming River reservoir within Thompson Park, which is located along the border of the park and Brookdale Community College, on Saturday evening, July 29, Middletown Police Chief Craig Weber said.
The swimmer was reported missing Saturday evening, July 29, launching a service within the Swimming River Reservoir at Thompson Park Point within Thompson Park.Monmouth …
Four More Bucks Flood Victims Named By Officials
Authorities have released the names of four more people who died in the flash flooding in Bucks County on Sunday, July 16.
They are:
Enzo Depiero, a 78-year-old man from Newtown
Susan Barnhart, a 53-year-old woman from Titusville, NJ
Yuko Love, a 64-year-old woman from Newtown
Linda Depiero, a 74-year-old woman from Newtown.
Katheryn Seley, a 32-year-old mom from Charleston, South Carolina, was previously confirmed as having died, Daily Voice reported.
Two of Seley's children, 9-month-old Conrad Sheils and 2-year-old Matilda Sheils, are the subject of a mass search…
Jersey Shore Swimmer, 19, Dies Week After Rescue
A swimmer from New York who was pulled from the ocean off Bradley Beach on Friday, July 7 died in the hospital on Thursday, July 14, authorities said.
Colin Martin, 19, of New York, was swimming to the shore of the Kent Avenue beach in Bradley Beach when he was rescued.
“The medics worked on him and were able to get a pulse back,” Bradley Beach Police Chief Leonard Guida told NJ Advance Media last week.
Martin was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, where he remained in critical condition until his death, authorities said.
“Our hearts and prayers go out to the family of Colin…
Drowned Firefighter Mark Batista 'Always Put Family First'
Mark Batista's family was his whole world.
Batista, a firefighter for the FDNY, died while trying to save his daughter from drowning on Friday, June 9. Batista, 39, went into the waters off the Sylvania Avenue beach around 8:30 a.m. in an effort to save her, when she got caught in the rough surf.
The girl was saved by rescuers but Batista's body wasn't found until nearly 10 a.m., and he was pronounced dead at the hospital, despite life-saving efforts, police said.
A fundraiser, organized by Engine 226 in Staten Island where Batista served, has been set up to assist his family, which i…
