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Search Continues For Missing Boater, 3 Dead After Vessel Capsizes Off NYC Search Continues For Missing Boater, 3 Dead After Vessel Capsizes Off NYC
Search Continues For Missing Boater, 3 Dead After Vessel Capsizes Off NYC The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for one missing person after a boat sank five miles southeast of Breezy Point on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 24, leaving three people dead, according to NBC4 and the US Coast Guard. The incident began at 12:04 p.m. when Coast Guard Sector New York received an emergency notification from New York City 911 operators about a vessel taking on water near Breezy Point (located at the tip of the Rockaway Peninsula and directly across from New Jersey's Gateway National Recreation Area and the Sandy Hook Bay), authorities said. Rescue crews, along with the Sandy Hoo…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Body Of Missing Man Walking Dog Recovered From Frozen NJ Lake: Police Body Of Missing Man Walking Dog Recovered From Frozen NJ Lake: Police
Body Of Missing Man Walking Dog Recovered From Frozen NJ Lake: Police A New Jersey man was found dead in a frozen lake in Millstone Township after state troopers rescued his stranded dog, authorities said. Troopers responded to Millstone Park in Monmouth County on Friday, Feb. 21, at 4:46 p.m. after receiving a report of a dog stuck on the ice, Sgt. Charles Marchan of the New Jersey State Police said. Troopers and the Millstone Fire Department were able to rescue the dog, but as they examined the scene, they noticed footprints leading onto the lake, a jacket and hat near the ice, and a fresh break in the surface, officials said. An investigation revealed tha…

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by Cecilia Levine
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DUI Driver Plows Into NJ Creek With Child In Car, Charged With Attempted Murder: Cops DUI Driver Plows Into NJ Creek With Child In Car, Charged With Attempted Murder: Cops
DUI Driver Plows Into NJ Creek With Child In Car, Charged With Attempted Murder: Cops A South Plainfield man is facing attempted murder charges after police say he intentionally drove off the road, crashed through a backyard, and landed in a creek with a child in the car. South Plainfield Police received multiple 911 calls about an erratic driver near Cromwell Place on Thursday, Feb. 20, at 2:19 p.m., authorities said. Witnesses reported seeing the vehicle speed through a backyard on Stratford Avenue, cross a field, and come to rest partially submerged in a creek. When officers arrived, they found the 40-year-old driver unresponsive and floating in the water, police said. Lt…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Ice Training Exercise Turns Into Real Life Rescue: Morris County Sheriff's Office Ice Training Exercise Turns Into Real Life Rescue: Morris County Sheriff's Office
Ice Training Exercise Turns Into Real Life Rescue: Morris County Sheriff's Office An ice training exercise became a real life rescue mission in Morris County on Wednesday, Feb. 19. The Morris County Sheriff's Office said they were conducting a joint ice rescue training with other law enforcement departments at Lee’s County Park Marina at Lake Hopatcong in Mount Arlington when they were notified about a report of a male who fell through the ice. Multiple officers joined the New Jersey State Police Marine Unit responded to assist with the rescue operations, authorities said. The 82-year-old victim was  seen lying down on the ice from the …

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by Sam Barron
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Driver Rescued After Jeep Plunges Onto Railroad Bed: Knowlton Fire Driver Rescued After Jeep Plunges Onto Railroad Bed: Knowlton Fire
Driver Rescued After Jeep Plunges Onto Railroad Bed: Knowlton Fire A Jeep plunged down on an embankment onto a railroad bed in Knowlton Township on the afternoon of Monday, Feb. 10, authorities said. At 4:57 p.m., first responders went to Stark Road near Route 94 after a vehicle went down an embankment onto an old railroad bed, Knowlton Twp. Fire and Rescue Company #1 said.   Multiple units saw the Jeep Wrangler lying upright on the railroad bed and crews carried that patient in a stokes basket up a snow and ice covered path to the waiting ambulance, firefighters said. The driver was transported to a nearby hospital for injuries th…

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by Sam Barron
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Rescuers Lift Flipped Car Off Trapped Victim In Crash Near Lincoln Tunnel: Responders Rescuers Lift Flipped Car Off Trapped Victim In Crash Near Lincoln Tunnel: Responders
Rescuers Lift Flipped Car Off Trapped Victim In Crash Near Lincoln Tunnel: Responders Emergency crews sprang into action early Saturday morning, Jan. 4 to rescue a driver trapped in a rollover crash on Route 495 west near the Lincoln Tunnel in Hudson County, authorities said. Lincoln Tunnel - Saturday January 4, 2025 at 4:11AM the New Jersey Emergency Garage was dispatched to a rollover with... Posted by Tunnel & Bridge Agents - TWU Local 1400 on Saturday, January 4, 2025 Lincoln Tunnel - Saturday January 4, 2025 at 4:11AM the New Jersey Emergency Garage was dispatched to a rollover with... Posted by Tunnel & Bridge Agents - TWU Local 1400 on Saturda…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Animals Rescued After Trailer Crashes Into Hunterdon County Barn: Authorities Animals Rescued After Trailer Crashes Into Hunterdon County Barn: Authorities
Animals Rescued After Trailer Crashes Into Hunterdon County Barn: Authorities Numerous animals had to be rescued after an 18-wheeler crashed into a barn in Hunterdon County on Monday, July 22, authorities said. At 9 a.m., the Whitehouse Rescue Squad in Readington responded to a report of a tractor crashing into a barn, they said in a release. The trailer of an 18-wheeler broke free from a tractor, overturning and then striking the barn, first responders said. Numerous animals were inside and crews removed chickens, goats and other birds from the structure to a safe location, outside a potential collapse zone, first responders said. Whitehouse Rescue Squad Facebook…

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by Sam Barron
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Victim Airlifted, Another Hospitalized In Sussex County Crash Victim Airlifted, Another Hospitalized In Sussex County Crash
Victim Airlifted, Another Hospitalized In Sussex County Crash One person was flown and another taken by ambulance to hospitals following a two-car crash in Sussex County on Wednesday, June 5, authorities said. At 12:33 p.m., the Frankford Township Fire Department responded to Morris Turnpike and Kemah Lake Road for a crash for a two-car crash with a person trapped in the vehicle, firefighters said. At 12:33 this afternoon, FTFD was dispatched with Branchville Hose Company #1 and Blue Ridge Rescue Squad in the area of... Posted by Frankford Township Fire Department on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 At 12:33 this afternoon, FTFD was dispatched wit…

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by Sam Barron