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Double Trouble State Park
Bayville-Berkeley, NJ
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Drone Helps Locate Lost Kayaker: Berkeley Township PD
A lost kayaker in Berkeley Township was located thanks to the help of a drone on Monday, Aug. 25, authorities said. At 8:36 p.m., officers were dispatched to Double Trouble State Park after a man called 911 and said he was lost and dragging his kayak through the woods, Berkeley Township said. Phone contact was soon lost, police said. Officers obtained the coordinates of the 9-1-1 call, which showed last contact to be about a half mile south of the 10th hole on Cedar Creek Golf Course, police said. The Berkeley Township Police Drone was subsequently deployed and the subject was located, la…
Lakewood, NJ
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Jersey Shore Park Where Rabid Fox Was Reopens
A state park closed the past week due to a rabid fox has reopened, officials said. Double Trouble State Park in the Bayville section of Berkeley Township had been closed since Monday, Aug. 29 due to the rabid fox's "encounters" with park visitors, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection. Animals live only about a week after contracting rabies,, the DEP said. New Jersey Fish and Wildlife was taking steps to address the situation, the DEP said in a statement last week, saying the park was closed out of an "abundance of caution." Animals infected with rabies will displa…
Lakewood, NJ
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Rabid Fox Wreaks 'Double Trouble' At NJ State Park
New Jersey officials tried to remove a potentially rabid fox that had unspecified encounters with visitors at Double Trouble State Park. The state park remained closed to the public for a second day on Tuesday, Aug. 30. The fox was behaving erratically, the state Department of Environmental Protection said. Double Trouble State Park remains closedNJ State Parks Service “New Jersey Fish and Wildlife is taking steps to address the situation, the DEP said in a statement, saying the park was closed out of an "abundance of caution." The park is located in Lacey and Berkeley townships in Oc…
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
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Here's Which NJ Parks Are Open, Closed After Tropical Storm Isaias
More than a dozen New Jersey state parks and forests were closed to visitors for cleanup from Tropical Storm Isaias as of Friday evening. Many of them will remain closed for several days, according to a Facebook post being updated daily by the NJ Parks Department. More than 300,000 New Jersey residents were also without power as of Friday afternoon. The following state parks and forests were closed as of 9 a.m. Friday. Allaire State Park Atsion Recreation Area Bull's Island Recreation Area Cheesequake State Park Farny State Park Hacklebarney State Park Long Pond Ironworks State Park Monm…
