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Missing Kayaker Presumed Drowned Off Jersey Coast, Massive Air, Water Search Suspended Missing Kayaker Presumed Drowned Off Jersey Coast, Massive Air, Water Search Suspended
Missing Kayaker Presumed Drowned Off Jersey Coast, Massive Air, Water Search Suspended Authorities on Sunday suspended a search for a kayaker who fell into Raritan Bay the day before. Search and rescue crews in New Jersey and on Staten Island searched the water after a passerby rescued two of the victim's companions when all three of their kayaks overturned near the Great Beds Lighthouse in South Amboy. None were wearing life jackets, Coast Guard Capt. Jason Tama said. The NYPD Harbor Unit transported the pair back to Staten Island, where a rescue operation was staged at Wolfe's Pond Park. The search party included department divers, both NYPD and FDNY boats, members of th…

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by Jerry DeMarco