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14-Year-Old Boy Missing After Going Swimming In Wildwood: Police 14-Year-Old Boy Missing After Going Swimming In Wildwood: Police
14-Year-Old Boy Missing After Going Swimming In Wildwood: Police A search is continuing for a 14-year-old Philadelphia boy who went missing after entering the water in Wildwood on Monday, June 1, authorities said. At 1:26 p.m., officers were flagged down after a swimmers were in distress at Schellenger Avenue and the Beach in Wildwood, Wildwood police said. First responders rushed to the scene and assisted three swimmers out of the water, though a 14-year-old, later identified by his family as Davaris Carter III, was still missing. Personnel from the U.S. Coast Guard and New Jersey State Police assisted with the search, police said. After two hours of s…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Death Of Mom, Special Needs Son In NY House Fire Inspires Fundraiser Honoring First Responders Death Of Mom, Special Needs Son In NY House Fire Inspires Fundraiser Honoring First Responders
Death Of Mom, Special Needs Son In NY House Fire Inspires Fundraiser Honoring First Responders A Long Island mother and her special needs son who died in a house fire are being remembered for their kindness, courage, and the love they shared. Christine Lehmann, 52, and her son, Nicholas, 25, were killed when flames tore through their Smithtown home on Fifty Acres Road around 3:15 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30, as Daily Voice reported. A third resident, 91-year-old Ronald Montagna, was rescued from the burning house and taken to Stony Brook University Hospital with smoke inhalation and burns, according to Suffolk County Police. Multiple 911 callers reported the home engulfed in flames, prompt…

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by Michael Mashburn & Jillian Pikora
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Boy Who Drowned On First Day Of NJ Summer Camp Defied Odds Since Birth, Campaign Says Boy Who Drowned On First Day Of NJ Summer Camp Defied Odds Since Birth, Campaign Says
Boy Who Drowned On First Day Of NJ Summer Camp Defied Odds Since Birth, Campaign Says The 6-year-old boy who died after being found unresponsive in a swimming pool at a South Jersey summer camp has been identified, authorities said. Michael Stewart was a rising first grader at the Lumberton Township School District, Superintendent Colleen Murray said in a letter to the community posted on the district's website. A GoFundMe campaign launched for his mother, Enjoli, said Michael drowned during free swim at Liberty Lake Day Camp in Mansfield Township. "Michael came into this world a fighter from the day he was born," reads the campaign launched by Kayla Ogletree. "He…

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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine