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Man, 72, Dies Bodysurfing At NJ Beach, Officials Confirm
A 72-year-old body surfer died after being pulled from the waters of Ocean Grove Monday, Aug. 4, authorities and his family said.
At 11 a.m., first responders were on scene for a man, later identified as Donald Gill, having a medical emergency, Neptune Township police said. Gill was pulled from the water unconscious and without a pulse, Neptune police said.
While CPR restored Gill's pulse, he later died at a nearby hospital, police said. It is unknown what happened to him in the water, police said.
Posted by Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association on Thursday, August 7, 2025
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NJ Mom Dies After Year-Long Cancer Battle: 'We Are All Devastated'
For Karina L. Andrade, giving up was never an option.
The 41-year-old Newark mother of three had just been promoted to chef manager at Sodexo, a moment she and her husband, who had also been promoted to executive chef, had been working toward for years, according to a GoFundMe started by Alecia Hemler.
Then, in February 2024 in a cruel twist of fate, a routine mammogram changed everything.
Doctors delivered the devastating news: Stage 4 aggressive breast cancer, the GoFundMe states.
Karina endured radiation, chemotherapy, and surgery, battling through a summer of pain and uncertainty, the…
