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Man Dies After Falling Into Water Near Route 35 Bridge: Belmar PD Man Dies After Falling Into Water Near Route 35 Bridge: Belmar PD
Man Dies After Falling Into Water Near Route 35 Bridge: Belmar PD A person was pronounced dead after they fell into the water near the Highway 35 Bridge in Monmouth County on Thursday, Feb. 27, authorities said. At 9 p.m., officers  received a report of a subject in the water near the Highway 35 bridge, Belmar police said. Upon arrival, patrol officers immediately began searching the area under the bridge on the north side of the Belmar Marina, police said. A man was discovered submerged on the opposite side of the walkway railing underneath the bridge, police said. A witness told officers he saw the man fall over the railing from the walkway un…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Harrowing Photos Show Officer Saving Boy From Drowning On Icy NJ Lake Harrowing Photos Show Officer Saving Boy From Drowning On Icy NJ Lake
Harrowing Photos Show Officer Saving Boy From Drowning On Icy NJ Lake A police officer in West Long Branch turned hero on Monday, Feb. 3 after he rescued a child that fell through an icy lake, authorities said. At 2:41 p.m., police received a call reporting that a child had fallen through the ice at Franklin Lake. Patrolman Dave... Posted by West Long Branch Police on Monday, February 3, 2025 At 2:41 p.m., officers received a call reporting that a child had fallen through the ice at Franklin Lake, West Long Branch police said. Patrolman Dave Brosonski, the first officer on the scene and highly trained in water rescue, arrived to find the child strande…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Kayaker, 35, Found Floating In NJ Quarry Dies Kayaker, 35, Found Floating In NJ Quarry Dies
Kayaker, 35, Found Floating In NJ Quarry Dies A 35-year-old man died after being pulled from the water near a privately-owned quarry over the weekend in New Jersey, authorities said. Troopers responded to the Alpha Quarry at approximately 5:20 p.m. on Nov. 24, following a report of a kayaker in distress.  Local police and fire departments located the victim, identified as Justin Lusk, of Alpha, floating in the water, Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. Lusk was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The incident remains under active investigation, and no additional details have been released.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Four Officers Lauded In Jersey Shore Water Rescues Four Officers Lauded In Jersey Shore Water Rescues
Four Officers Lauded In Jersey Shore Water Rescues Four police officers are being recognized in three separate water rescues at unguarded New Jersey beaches. On Friday, Sept. 13, Seaside Park Class One Officers Dakota Giglio and Bryan Urspruch were conducting a quad patrol near Stockton Avenue Beach when they were flagged down for a swimmer in distress. The swimmer, approximately one hundred feet out in the water, was rescued by Giglio and Urspruch, and later declined medical attention. On Thursday, Sept. 19, Class Two Officer Mason Kinlan and Class One Officer Luke Cox were conducting a quad patrol when they were dispatched…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Body Of NJ Resident, 31, Pulled From Car Submerged In River After Crash: Prosecutor Body Of NJ Resident, 31, Pulled From Car Submerged In River After Crash: Prosecutor
Body Of NJ Resident, 31, Pulled From Car Submerged In River After Crash: Prosecutor The body of a 31-year-old man was pulled from a vehicle that had plunged into the Delaware Raritan Canal over the weekend, police said. Police were called to Canal and Grouser roads on Saturday, Aug. 24 around 12:25 p.m. after a kayaker saw a 2024 Honda Civic in the river, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. The body of the sole occupant, a 31-year-old Skillman man, was pulled from the vehicle, which was removed from the water by Mike's Towing and Recovery, McDonald said. An investigation found that the Honda had been heading west on Grouser Road when he entered the inte…

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by Cecilia Levine