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Update: Distressed Swimmer, 53, Rescued By Jersey Shore Fishermen Dies
A 53-year-old man died after a pair of Jersey Shore boaters tried rescuing him earlier this week, authorities said.
Stanley Zagleski III, of Carteret, was rescued by a pair of fisherman who noticed he was struggling in the Shrewsbury River near Bay Avenue around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said.
The boaters pulled Zagleski onto their boat and began CPR, before dialing 911, Highlands Police Chief Robert Burton told Daily Voice.
CPR continued until EMS arrived, who took over and transported the Zagleski to Monmouth Medical Center, where he was pronoun…
Update: Hudson Drowning Victim, 21, At Mahwah Lake Didn't Know How To Swim
A Hudson County man who drowned despite an intense effort by rescuers to save him at a closed swimming lake at Darlington County Park in Mahwah didn't know how to swim, friends and loved ones said.
Loved ones, neighbors and others have been trying to comfort the family of Kevin Acevedo at the 51st Street apartment in Weehawken where he'd lived his entire life.
Kevin had just turned 21 two weeks ago, they said.
He and his friend, Andrew Florez, 20, also of Weehawken, weren't supposed to be in the lake, which is open for swimming only on weekends this time of year, Bergen County Sheriff's Pu…
