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Rescuers, Coast Guard Helicopter Save Two Men Stuck On Jetty At Barnegat Light State Park Rescuers, Coast Guard Helicopter Save Two Men Stuck On Jetty At Barnegat Light State Park
Rescuers, Coast Guard Helicopter Save Two Men Stuck On Jetty At Barnegat Light State Park Two men were rescued after they were stuck at the end of a jetty in Ocean County, officials said. The men were found at the end of the south jetty at Barnegat Light State Park on Sunday, Aug. 18, Barnegat Light Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 said in a Facebook post. The fire company used two jetskis to respond, along with a helicopter from the U.S. Coast Guard station in Barnegat Light. One Barnegat Light rescuer swam over to the rocks and helped the men up a jetty marker. A Coast Guard member was lowered from the helicopter to rescue the men. Multiple Station 13 and Barne…

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Body Found Near Shoreline At Barnegat Lighthouse State Park: NJDEP Body Found Near Shoreline At Barnegat Lighthouse State Park: NJDEP
Body Found Near Shoreline At Barnegat Lighthouse State Park: Njdep A person was found dead near the shoreline of Barnegat Lighthouse State Park, officials said. State park police were dispatched to the area at around 1:50 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 15, a state Department of Environmental Protection spokesperson said. The person's body was discovered off the western shore of the High Bar Harbor section in Long Beach Island Township. The body was sent to the Ocean County Medical Examiner’s Office. An autopsy will be performed to identify the person and the cause of death. Barnegat Lighthouse was first illuminated in 1859, NJDEP also said.

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